In 12 years after Sputnik, NASA runs the complete Gemini and Apollo programs and puts a man on the moon, with a 21 month delay from a fire on the ground.
13 years after SpaceX first announced the plans for Starship, it has yet to successfully complete a full orbit
13 years after SpaceX first announced the plans for Starship, it has yet to successfully complete a full orbit
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The US announced plans to put artificial satellites into orbit in 1955
1957-Russia put Sputnik into orbit
April 1961 - Yuri Gagarin first orbital spaceflight
Feb 1962 - John Glenn Orbital Flight
April 1964 - Gemini 1
March 1966 - Gemini 8 - first docking in space
1957-Russia put Sputnik into orbit
April 1961 - Yuri Gagarin first orbital spaceflight
Feb 1962 - John Glenn Orbital Flight
April 1964 - Gemini 1
March 1966 - Gemini 8 - first docking in space
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