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The Space Race
1957 – 1975
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1958
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1959
Soviet Union
10 events
Launch of Sputnik 1
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Luna 2 Impacts the Moon
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Vostok 1: Yuri Gagarin Enters Orbit
Vostok 6: Valentina Tereshkova Launches
Voskhod 2: First Spacewalk by Alexei Leonov
Luna 9 Makes First Soft Moon Landing
Venera 7 Lands on Venus
Launch of Salyut 1 Space Station
United States
8 events
Launch of Explorer 1
Freedom 7: Alan Shepard Suborbital Flight
Friendship 7: John Glenn Orbits Earth
Gemini 4: First American Spacewalk
Gemini 8 Completes First Space Docking
Apollo 8 Enters Lunar Orbit
Apollo 11: First Crewed Moon Landing
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project Docking
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