The Space Race · The Space Race Early Cold War Years. TedEd: Who Won the Space Race? Sputnik, the...
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The Space RaceEarly Cold War Years
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Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, was launched into space by the USSR in October 1957.
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President Eisenhower delivered a speech on science and national security on November 7, 1957. Next to his desk was a nose cone from a missile that had been into space and back.
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The American Vanguard rocket exploded during a test on December 6, 1957.
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Explorer I, America's first Earth satellite, was successfully launched into orbit in January 1958.
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NASA was established in October 1958.
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The Mercury 7 astronauts were introduced to the public on April 9, 1959.
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On January 31, 1961, Ham the chimpanzee performed a vital task when he became the first chimpanzee in space aboard the Mercury Redstone Rocket in anticipation of manned flight.
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Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space on April 12, 1961.
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Alan B. Shepard, Jr. became the first American in space aboard Freedom 7 on May 5, 1961.
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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the surface of the moon on July 16, 1969.