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Program has given us an enormous understanding of our universe. in 1977, a pair of voyager space craft set off to explore jupiter and saturn. they have traveled further than any manmade object ever. in 1990, the u.s. launched the hubble telescope. space also brought together cold war enemies. in the year 2000, russia and american astronauts moved into the international space station cooperating for a cause to benefit mankind. in 2012, nasa's enthusiasm was contagious when a risky move to lower rover to mars worked. >> touchdown confirmed. we're safe on mars. all of these developments helped pa...

>> shepard: on this day in 1958, america went to space for the first time with the launch of the explorer one satellite. that launch two months after russia beat america to space with its sputnik satellite. later that year, president eisenhower created nasa and the space race was in full swing. alan sheppard was the first american to space with a 15-minute flight. months later, president kennedy made a bold promise. >> we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they're hard. >> shepard: first nasa set its sights lower. in 1962, joh...