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  • The astronauts who put the USA on the moon

    The astronauts who put the USA on the moon

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    Kevin Orrman-Rossiter
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    The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into an elliptical low Earth orbit on October 4, 1957. This surprise precipitated the space age and triggered the space race. The success ushered in new technological, political, military, and scientific developments. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in history to leave the Earth’s atmosphere…