Humans have been eager to travel to space to learn more about the universe. They make diverse kinds of (vehicle) to carry brave people into space to explore the universe. On October 1957, the Sputnik I satellite (launch) by the USSR and successfully orbited around the Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on (send) people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world (go) into space. Over eight years later, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.
Despite the huge successes, exploring the universe can be dangerous and (challenge). Some astronauts even lost their lives during their missions to the space. it is risky, people will continue to explore the final frontier.
China's space programme started (late) than those of Russia and the US, but it has made rapid progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to (independent) send humans into space in 2003, Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Since then, China has made series of achievements in the field of space technology. It's hoped that future discoveries will make us understand how the universe began and also help us survive well into the future.
