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| Space Travel On July 20,1969, Neil Armstrong left the Lunar Module Eagle and became the first human to set foot on the moon.He was soon followed by his fellow astronaut, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.This was the result of an intensive United States effort which had actually been inspired by the archievements in space of the Soviet Union.In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I,the world's first satellite.Later in 1957,Sputnik II was launched carrying Laika,a dog which became the first Earth creature to orbit the Earth.In 1961,the first human to pilot a spacecraft,Yuri Gagarin,was launched by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok I. Other great events about space-travelling: May 5,1961______________Alan Shepard piloted the first manned American_______ ________________________ spacecraft._______________________________________ June,1963________________Valery Bykovsky set an endurance record when he_____ ________________________completed a five day mission while Valentina_________ ________________________Tereshkova piloted Vostok 6 and became the first______ ________________________ woman in space.__________________________________ March,19________________Alexei Leonov of the Soviet Union left his spacecraft,__ ________________________Voskhod 2,to become the first person to walk in space._ January 27,______________The cockpit of Apollo 1 caught fire during a practice___ 1967____________________countdown.United States astronauts Edward White II,__ ________________________Virgil Grissom,and Roger Chaffee died in the fire._____ 1968____________________The first Apollo was carried out.____________________ July 30,1971_____________The lunar module of Apollo 15 landed on the Moon.The_ ________________________astronauts explored the surface riding in the first lunar_ ________________________rover.____________________________________________ 1973____________________The Soviet Union launched Skylab,a space station._____ 1981____________________The United States launched the Space Shuttle Columbia, ________________________the first reusable manned spacecraft,piloted by Robert__ ________________________Crippen and commanded by John Young.______________ 1986____________________The Soviet Union lanuched the Space Station Mir._____ ________________________During its 15 years lifetime,it was the largest space____ ________________________station to orbit the Earth.___________________________ 1992____________________The Space Shuttle Endeavour carried a very crew into__ ________________________Orbit.____________________________________________ |
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| The fitst footprint on the Moon |
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| Apollo orbits the Moon |
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