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Sputnik Launch
In 1957 "Sputnik" A soviet satellite that would orbit the earth, became the first man-made object in space, the launching of this object won the soviets the space race.
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"Ham" the chimp went to space
In 1961, "Ham" the Chimpanzee astronaut became one of the most famous cases of animal testing during the space race when he was launched into space onboard a small shuttle, he ended up surviving his trip and spending the rest of his days in a small chimp colony.
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First man in space
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space when he launched off in "Vostok 1"
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First ever space walk
The first space walk occured when Aleksy Leonov stepped out of their ship "Voskhod 2" -
Apollo 11 Launch
The Apollo 11 launch started bringing the crew that was to land on the moon, to the moon.
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Landing on the moon
after the launch of Apollo 11, the crew landed on the moon and became the first people to implant their footprints on its surface.
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Apollo Module Returns to Earth
After landing on the moon, the crew launched their way back towards earth and completed their round journey.
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Moon rocks started being examined
After the crew returned, scientists started examining the moon rocks they brought back
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American flag on moon
On the Apollo 15 mission, James Irwin implanted an American flag on the moons surface
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Pale Blue Dot Photo
The Pale Blue Dot was a photo take of earth from the voyager 1 spacecraft
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