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1961 - Yuri Gagarin, first man in space

1981 - STS-1 launch, first Shuttle launch

1985 - STS-51D launch, first U.S. elected official - Sen. Jake Garn - to be part of Shuttle crew

 
 
NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center
 
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