Wikijunior:History in pictures/Space Race

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  Sputnik, first man made satellite
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  Yuri Gagarin, first man in space.
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  Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space.
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  Rocket launch of Apollo 11.
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  Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon.
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  Buzz Aldrin on the Moon.

The Space Race was a competition between many countries to try to be the first reach things in space.

Two spacecraft preparing to dock.

Eventually the countries began agreed to be more friendly with their competition, and met together in space.

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  Space Shuttle
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  Hubble space telescope
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  International Space Station
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  A mars rover takes a selfie.
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  James Webb Space Telescope

After the Space Race, countries began cooperating, instead of only competing in space.