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Launch of Sputnik I
The launch of Sputnik I is imporant becuase it made
the U.S want to improve our space program so
we can have the same amount of knowledge
and started the Space Race between the US and USSR. -
Sputnik II caries small dog into space
Since the USSR did this proved to the US that human
life go to space and survive a while up from the
ground. -
explorer I is launched
explorer I is launched -
The inc. NASA is formed
This event is important because this corporation is why
we advaced in our space and technoligical studies -
JFK is elected 35th president
This event is important because it tells us that our 35th
president was John F. Kennedy. -
John Glenn orbits Earth 3 times
This is important because he was the first
American in space and this kind of tied with the USSR
and how they sent Yuri into space. -
Luna 9 becomes the firstspacecraft to land on the moonsafely
This event is important because Luna 9 was the first
space craft to have a soft land on the moon without
crashing. -
Lunar Orbiter 1 enters orbit around the Moon and takes thea picture Earth from that fromthat distance
This is important because this is the first
space craft to take a picture of the Earth from the moon. -
Apollo 11 lands on the moon
This event is important because it was the end of the
space race plus the US was the first country to ever land
on the moon with humans.
