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1949-1950- Cape Canaveral launching site is established.
1957- Sputnik1(4th Oct.) Sputnik2 (3rd Nov.) which carried Laka the dog, the first mammal in space.
1958- 31st Jan.The first American satellite,Explorer1 is launched.
1959- Russians launch Lunik1,which goes near the moon, Lunik2 which crashes into the moon while filming, and Lunik3, which photographs the hidden side of the moon.
1960 Lunik1 becomes first artificial satellite of the sun,having missed the moon.First weather satellite-Tiros1.Discoverer13 ejects capsule, the first object recovered from space.Russians recover dogs Belka and Strelka alive from orbit on Sputnik5.
1961- First man in space, Yuri Gagarin.(12th Apr.)
1962- First American in orbit-John Glenn (20th Feb.)Ranger4 reaches moon. First commercial communications satellite,Telstar1 begins relaying TV images.
1963-First Women in space,Valentina Tereshkova.1963.
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When was the first space probe launched?
1957 by the russians
What world event happened in 1850?
dokach
What happened in space in 1941?
nothing
What was the biggest event that happened in the 1960s?
The biggest event that happened in the 1960's was Segregation. Down in the south especially. There were separate waiting room, bathrooms and other facilities.
What big event happened in 1961?
One big event that happened in 1961 was the inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Also, in 1961, China uses its 1st nuclear reactor.
When did the space race happen?
The space race was when the us and the ussr tried to get the newest equipment into space. It happened between 1957 and 1975.
What major event happened in space in 1916?
Someone landed on the moon.
What event began the space age?
Launch of a first satellite by USSR back in October 4, 1957
What event offically began the space age?
Launch of a first satellite by USSR back in October 4, 1957
What event in 1957 marks the beginning of the Cold War in space?
the Soviet Union launched the satellite sputnik l
What nuclear event happened in 1957?
In 1957 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics exploded its first nuclear bomb. This event sparked the Cold War and would lead to the near-extinction of humanity. Until this event, the United States had held a monopoly on nuclear technology.
What major space event happened yesterday?
Nothing and actually nothing were suppose to happen.
What happened on October 4 1957 and how did it affect American space exploration?
Russia launched Sputnik. It was the first satellite and began the American space race with Russia.
What event started the space race in 1957?
The galactic aliens from utopia. They got in a ight and bet who could race across space the fastest. Not a very bright race seeing how space expands for ever.
What technical events happened in 1997?
A technical event that happened in 1997 includes the failure of the Telstar 401 satellite and the launch of the space shuttle called Atlantis 18. Another event included the shuttle Atlantis docking with the international space station for the first time.
The USSR launched Sputnik on October 4 1957 What was the impact of this event?
It marked the start of the space race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Where is the time and place where the event happened?
we cut down the trees to make a big space for farming and living
