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November 3, 1957
In 1957 the Russians sent a dog named Laika to space. They did this to test if it was even possible for a human to survive in space. This technique proved influential for the rest of the Space Race because every time we needed to research the effects of Space.

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April 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin a Soviet cosmonaut was the first human in orbit. This was very important because it proved putting man in space was possible. But more importantly fueled a drive to put an American on the moon.

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February 20, 1962
On the 20th the first American was put in space and this person was John Glenn. This was important because we were catching the Soviets in the race to the moon. But more importantly advancing faster than the soviets making it completely feasible to be the first people on the moon.

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June 16, 1963
Valentina Tereshkova paved the way for women in space. She paved the way because she proved it was possible and a woman is just as capable as a man. Most importantly this gave us the option to pick from a pool of the best Astronauts not just men.

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March 18, 1965
Alexei Leonov became the first person to complete a space walk. This was important because it showed that humans could survive in space without a Spacecraft. This currently let's us repair problems on the outside of a shuttle if something goes wrong.

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June 3, 1965
Ed White became the first American astronaut to complete a space walk. This was important because it evened out the playing field between America and the Soviet Union. This was also important because it encouraged us once again to catch the soviets and made us realize that America is better.

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January 14, 1966

This was significant because one of the brilliant minds behind the soviets new found success in the space race era had quickly diminished. This ended up slowing the Soviets down in the long term and causing them to lose to the United States.

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January 27, 1967

The 3 astronauts killed in the space shuttle caused a significant change in how space travel works. After their death, they were more cautious acknowledging the risks of space. They also made NASA start doing more safety checks.

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February 21, 1969
The rocket failed 10-15 seconds after lift off. When they were 100-250 meters up it exploded killing 91 people between the rocket and the ground. This gave the Americans a chance to be the first to the moon.

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November 16, 2022
The rocket succeeded meaning that the Americans had won the space race. This rocket took 3 people to the moon's surface their names were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Micheal Collins. This was a significant moment because this led the U.S. to be able to control the Soviet's power in Space