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Launched on October 4th 1957 by the Soviet Union. Sputnik became the first satellite launched into the Earth's Atmosphere.  The satellite caught the U.S. completely by surprise and causing fear and hysteria to spread that the Soviet Union was far more advanced in the arms race.The satellite did little more than ping a connection back to earth but its launch marked a major landmark in human innovation. This initial event marked the beginning of the Space Race.

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Laika was the first living thing sent up to space. She, along with other strays, had been rescued by the soviet union and trained for this specific work. Although it had been implied that she was kept alive for six or seven days into the mission before being euthanized, that became false. Laika had actually survived only about five to seven hours after liftoff before dying of overheating and panic. Laika paved the way for human spaceflight, the experiment had proved that a living passenger could.

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US launches first satellite (Jan. 31, 1958)

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US launches first satellite (Jan. 31, 1958)

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Explorer 1 became the first American satellite to successfully be launched. This made the soviet union react and launched sputnik 1

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Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet Cosmonaut during the Space Race. He became the first human to voyage into space while aboard the Vostok 1 capsule. On 12 April 1961, Gagarin completed one complete orbit around Earth.

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The First U.S. Man In Space (May 5th, 1961)

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The First U.S. Man In Space (May 5th, 1961)

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Alan Shepherd Jr. was the first man from the United States to ever land on the moon. It was streamed across the entire country and parades were held in honor of him. This was a very big event and a very prideful day for the United States. The overall impact this had was it proved that it was possible to get to the moon. Alan paved the way for the future of missions to the moon.

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First Woman in Space                   (June 16, 1963)    

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First Woman in Space                   (June 16, 1963)    

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Valentina Tereshkova was the first and youngest woman in space and flew a mission on the Vostok 6. She traveled 48 orbits and 71 hours, having spent more time than any other US astronauts. She inspired women and men to travel space.

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Ed White was the first American man to perform the ¨Space Walk¨. He spent about 20 minutes in space while being connected to a 25 foot umbilical cord. This was a progression for the United States and spacecraft technology became more advanced and beneficial to the country.

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Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon.  The impact was because this lead people to eventually be able to walk on the moon.

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Visiting the Moon gave humanity the first glimpses of how our planet was created, a ball of floating rock drifting listlessly through space. The samples gathered from the satellite helped decipher what the Moon was, what it was made of and how it got there.

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Salyut was the first space station placed in orbit on April 19th, 1971.it would burn up on Feb 7 1991 over south America. Americans did have plans to steal the station but it would neer heave the ability to occur.caused some panic in America .

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on May 28th the soviet landing craft was able to make it to mars successfully. once there it was only able to record 20 seconds of footage before failing. The landing craft was able to provide information about the planet regarding temperature and its atmosphere.

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Sally ride was the first U.S. woman into space on June 18, 1983. Her space shuttle was named Challenger. This mission was the U.S. second mission going into space. Her and her crew of astronauts were in space for 2 days, 22 hours, and 50 minutes. Her job during this whole mission was to work the robotic arm. This made an impact in U.S. history because she was the first American woman in space. She was only 1 of 6 women selected to enter the astronauts corps. This was a very hard field for women to be in at the time.

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Hubble Space Telescope (April 25th - 1990)

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Hubble Space Telescope (April 25th - 1990)

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The Hubble Telescope was launched by the space shuttle Discovery in 1990, allowing for clear views of our universe. Since its creation, the telescope has captured the most distant stars and galaxies known today. Over 30 years after its launch, the Hubble Telescope continues to be maintained and has made more than 1.5 million observations.

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(Adam Levine) International Space Station (November 20th, 1998)

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(Adam Levine) International Space Station (November 20th, 1998)

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Zarya also known as the Functional Cargo Block (FGB) was established in November of 1998. To this day, Zarya provides a nucleus of orientation control, communications, and electrical power while the station waited for it's other elements.

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Dennis Tito was the first human in history to tour the earth from outer space in the International Space Station. The Russian Space Program, along with the United States and NASA, paid $20 million dollars for the mission.

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Cassini Spacecraft sends back images of Saturn's Rings - July 1, 2004

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Cassini Spacecraft sends back images of Saturn's Rings - July 1, 2004

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Cassini was the first dedicated spacecraft to look at Saturn and its system. It was named for Giovanni Cassini, a 17th-century astronomer who was the first to observe four of Saturn's moons. Furthermore, Cassini didn't head straight to Saturn. Rather, its mission involved complicated orbital mechanics. It went past several planets — including Venus, Earth, and Jupiter. The spacecraft was very informational for Saturn, as well as for space as a whole.

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Mars Rover Landing (Aug. 5, 2012) natalie

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Mars Rover Landing (Aug. 5, 2012) natalie

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Mars rover landing is when a spaceship dropped a robotic operated rover on mars. The reason for landing rovers on mars is to see the quality of life and see if it will have potential for humans to live on. The rover analyzes different resources on the planet and uses that for evidence.

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"Matty Direnzo" 7 Earth-sized planets found (Feb 22nd, 2017)

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"Matty Direnzo" 7 Earth-sized planets found (Feb 22nd, 2017)

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There have been 7 earth-sized planets that have been found in a nearby solar system that is less than 40- light-years away. These arrises some questions like; Are planets that are habitable? Is there any like earth? ECT...

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The Dragon 2 is a reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX.The Dragon’s main purpose is to transfer Astronauts to the international space station while being reusable which in turn costs less money, but the long term goal is to perfect its technology so that it can travel to Mars. SpaceX plans to start the first manned Mars Mission by 2030.