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How the space race unfolded
0 Comments | USA TODAY, September, 2007
Key dates in the space race:
*Oct. 4, 1957: The Soviets launch Sputnik I, the world's first orbiting satellite, setting off near panic in the USA.
*Nov. 3: The Soviets launch a dog, named Laika, into space. Laika dies during the flight but is credited with being the first living creature in orbit.
*Dec. 6: The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails.
*Jan. 31, 1958: The first U.S. satellite, Explorer I, is launched successfully.
*July 29: President Eisenhower signs a law establishing NASA.
*April 9, 1959: NASA announces its first group of U.S. astronauts, the "Mercury Seven."
*May 28: The U.S. launches two monkeys, Able and Baker, into orbit. They become the first living creatures to survive a U.S....
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