Освоение космоса в США и России (на английском языке)

Space exploration in the USA and Russia.

For me and for many people space is something mysterious. There are a lot of scientists exploring it and trying to understand what is happening there. For me and for many people space is something mysterious. There are a lot of scientists exploring it and trying to understand what is happening there.

Thanks to the Korolev and his associates, events developed rapidly: Thanks to the Korolev and his associates, events developed rapidly: • In 1957, the first Soviet artificial Earth satellite was launched, which officially launched the space race between the USSR and the USA; • in 1959, the Soviet automatic interplanetary station became the first vehicle to reach the surface of the moon; • in 1960, Belka and Strelka successfully returned from a 25-hour orbital flight. Many realized that a human flight into space is just a matter of time.

On the 12th of April 1961 the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space. When he made the first space trip he was 27 years old. He spent 89 minutes in space, went around the Earth. The speed of a spaceship was over 17 thousand miles per hour. After this historic event Gagarin became a worldwide hero. After Gagarin’s space voyage it seemed like every child wanted to become a cosmonaut. On the 12th of April 1961 the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space. When he made the first space trip he was 27 years old. He spent 89 minutes in space, went around the Earth. The speed of a spaceship was over 17 thousand miles per hour. After this historic event Gagarin became a worldwide hero. After Gagarin’s space voyage it seemed like every child wanted to become a cosmonaut.

Although the Soviet Union was the first to go into space and even the first to launch a human into Earth's orbit, the United States became the first whose astronauts were able to make a successful landing on the nearest space body from Earth – on the Moon satellite. Although the Soviet Union was the first to go into space and even the first to launch a human into Earth's orbit, the United States became the first whose astronauts were able to make a successful landing on the nearest space body from Earth – on the Moon satellite.

July 24, 1969, two members of the Apollo 11 crew set foot on the Moon's surface: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made one exit and stayed on the Earth's satellite for two and a half hours. Then the famous phrase was said in the news: "This is a small step for a person, but a huge leap for all mankind." Armstrong not only managed to visit the surface of the Moon, but also brought soil samples to Earth. July 24, 1969, two members of the Apollo 11 crew set foot on the Moon's surface: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made one exit and stayed on the Earth's satellite for two and a half hours. Then the famous phrase was said in the news: "This is a small step for a person, but a huge leap for all mankind." Armstrong not only managed to visit the surface of the Moon, but also brought soil samples to Earth.

Over the 60 years of its existence, the American space program has made many suborbital (on ballistic trajectories) and orbital flights. The US forces have organized huge campaigns with many missions: Over the 60 years of its existence, the American space program has made many suborbital (on ballistic trajectories) and orbital flights. The US forces have organized huge campaigns with many missions: