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OCR: SPACE EXPLORATION QUEST OVERVIEW SOVIET UNION LAUNCHES RACE - QUEST UNITED STATES IN PURSUIT LUNAR LANDINGS SHUTTLE MISSIONS U.S. space monkeys make a safe return to earth 1: EXPLORER 1 When the first unmanned U. S. satellite, Explorer 1, was launched in February 1958, it was viewed by many as a poor imitation of the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1. The first significant U.S. success came in May 1959 when two live monkeys, sent into orbit, returned safely to earth. CHRONOLOGY NEWSFLASH ..