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Spunik #1 was the first man made satilite lanched into orbit. Made by the Soviet Union space program USSR it wsa the saatilite that started the great space race.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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Spunik #2 was made by the USSR. Inside Laika the dog this showed the world that mammals can survive in space. saddly Laika the dog did not come back to Earth.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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The Exporer #1 was the US satilite shot into orbit. the reason it was bulit beacuase if the USSR can send satlite in to Space then they could fire missles into orbit.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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The US created ther own space program NASA [National Aeroanutics and Space Adminstration.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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Yuri Gradia was the first man in space. Aboard the vostock #1 he orbited the earth once and was pronoced the first man in space.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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Allen Sheperd was the first american in space. Aboard Freedom 7. he did not orbit the earth but still was the first american in space.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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In 1961 J.f.k had a speech and in that speech he stated that America will get to the moon by the end of the decad. the missions for the moon where called the Apollo Mission`s.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth but he orbited earth 3 times the reason for this mission was so America can keep up with the soviates.[TheSpaceRace.com]
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Luna 9 was the first space craft to have a soft landing on the Moon Made by the USSR it Showed that the soviate union was ahed. [TheSpaceRace.com]
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Apollo 11 was the greatest feat in the American history in my opinoin when Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin landied on the moon Neil Armstrong Said these Famouse Words " Thats one small step for man and one gaint leap for man kind" This great feat ended the great space race.[TheSpaceRace.com]
