1961
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- Russia keeps the lead in the space race with Vostok I, Earth’s first orbital manned spacecraft. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. The Americans respond with the Mercury program. NASA’s long-term goal is to put a man on Luna before the Russians beat them there.[1]
- The Tellarites establish a colony on Duroc Prime.[2]
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