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He achieved that goal. Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first into space on 12 April 1961 and Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space on 5 May 1961. The US was 23 days behind the Soviet Union and still had not placed a man in orbit, but they had come a long way very quickly since Sputnik began the Space Race. Kennedy can also be credited with placing a man on the moon and with establishing the United States as a leader in space technology and exploration.

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