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Originally Posted by Dowly
Maybe the US was getting desperate 
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WRONG!!!
America sent the first animal in to space:
http://spacechronology.com/1940s.html#1947
We also launched the first interplanetary mission, first probe to land on Mars, and first probe to the outer planets.
Too be fair the Soviets had some other firsts... they were the first to lose a crew in space.