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Laika the space dog
On November 3, 1957, Sputnik 2 was launched with Laika, the space dog (being called the first living creature to orbit the earth) aboard on her suicidal mission to orbit the earth. Not any dog could fill the role, they searched for female dogs because of them being smaller and docile. https://www.spaceanswers.com/space-exploration/new-mars-2020-rover-will-include-twenty-three-cameras/ -
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Sputnik 1
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Ham the Astrochimp
Ham, the astrochimp or code named "Number 65" was chosen from 40 other chips to attempt to orbit the earth. The similarities between chimps and human was the ideal choice for launching chimps to space. Number 65 was taught to pull levers in response to lights. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/mercury-primate-capsule-and-ham-astrochimp -
Yuri Gagarin
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Alan Shepard
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John Glenn
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Gemini Project
The first Gemini Project was flown at 1965 to 1966. It was an early NASA spaceflight program and helped with the first mood landing. The origin for the name "Gemini" was Latin for Twin (the ship help two people. Eventually Gemini evolved into NASA. -
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Unmanned landings on the moon
