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World War II comes to an end.

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A Soviet R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile launched Sputnik.

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The U.S. launched its own satellite, Explorer I.

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The Soviet Union launches the first space probe to hit the moon, Luna 2.

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The first Soviet, Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth.

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Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space.

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John F. Kennedy makes the claim that an American will land on the moon by 1970.

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John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit Earth.

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NASA increases its budget by 500%.

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The Apollo mission suffers a setback with the death of 3 astronauts during a launch simulation.

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Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon, launches.

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U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission.

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Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to ever walk on the moon.

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A joint mission sent three U.S. astronauts into space aboard an Apollo spacecraft that docked in orbit with a Soviet vehicle.