Luna 2 became the first spacecraft to reach the moon; in 1961, Russia successfully sent the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into Earth’s orbit. Shortly after, NASA began project Mercury, in effort to send the first American into space (“The Space Race”). Research began with the testing of chimpanzees in space crafts, and after one final test flight, American Alan Shepard became the first astronaut from the country to successfully enter outer space (“Cold War History”). Following this event, current president…
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