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The United States' Congress approved the creation of NASA.
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The first test firing of the 1st stange enginies were tested in Huntsville, Alabama.
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North American aviation recieves the contract for the development of the Apollo Spacecraft.
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John Glenn completes the first US manned orbital flight.
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July 28-31. The Ranger-4 probe hits the moon, relaying high-resolution pictures of the lunar surface before the impact.
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Edward White completes first US spacewalk during Gemini - 4 mission.
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The Saturn - 1B rocket launches Block I of the first Apollo spacecraft on its first 15 minute suborbital test mission. The command module splashed down in the Alantic Ocean.
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The first US spacecraft to complete soft - landing on the surface on the moon on June 2.
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3 astronauts died in a fire during training inside the command module of the Apollo Spacecraft on the launch at Cape Canaveral
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Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong,Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins set off torward the moon, and landing.
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Neil Armstorng took the first step on the moon for the United States. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."