| But in 1961 the soviets launched the first human into space, Yuri Gagarin | There are many reasons for space exploration |
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| When people first went to space they didn't know how the effects of microgravity would have on humans so they sent animals instead | Space exploration is a term which describes searching outer space |
For centuries, humans had dreamt of reaching outer space.
| On October 4, 1957, the former Soviet Union launched the Sputnik 1, which was the first artificial satellite | The most important reasons are for scientific research and the interest of humans to learn more about outer space |
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| This started the Space Race and people later went into orbit and Americans visited the Moon in Project Apollo |