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The space age began with the launch of the first artificial satellites in 1957. A human first went into space in 1961. Since then, astronauts have ventured into space for ever greater lengths of time, even living aboard orbiting space stations for more than a year. Two dozen people have circled the Moon or walked on its surface.
Space exploration became possible at the height of the Cold War, and superpower competition between the United States and the USSR gave a boost to space programs in both nations. Indeed, the primary impact of Sputnik was political in the United States Sputnik triggered nationwide concern about Soviet technological prowess. When the USSR succeeded in putting the first human into space, it only added to the disappointment and shame felt by many Americans, and especially by President Kennedy. Against this background, Alan Shepard's Mercury flight on May 5, 1961, was a welcome cause for celebration. This was the genesis of the Apollo program. Although there......

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