jul 1, 1957 - Space Exploration
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On this day, President Eisenhower approved of a plan to put a satellite in space; however, the Soviets beat the U.S. to that goal which sparked a competitive fire in the Americans hearts and we were the first to put a human being on the moon. Since then, we have mored on to planet observation as well as research and exploration of black holes, deep space, etc...
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2.01 Historical Context
Hannah J. Marlowe
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