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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sputnik (1957) | Russians launch first satellite into orbit. |
| john f. Kennedy speech (1961) | to land on the moon in the next decade ( birth of nasa) |
| mercury project (1961-1963) | to orbit earth.; 6 manned flights all succeeded. |
| Gemini program (1965-1966) | subject men to long duration flights and docking with other orbiting objects. |
| Apollo(1968-1972) | to land on the moon |
| Skylab (1973-1979) | to prove that humans could live and work in space for a extended period. |
| Apollo/Soyuz (1975) | Russian and American flights launched from the countries and docked midflight |
| space shuttle program (1981-2011) | nasas space shuttle fleet; Columbia, challenger, discovery, Atlantis endeavor. flew 135 missions |