What is the difference between non-mutated gene and mutated gene? pls me

A mutated gene can affect the development of an organism and cause a mutation while a non-mutated gene acts normally and no mutations occur

The soviet union beat the us to the first successful launch, with the october 4, 1957, orbiting of sputnik 1, and later beat the us to have the first human in earth orbit, yuri gagarin, on april 12, 1961. the "race" peaked with the july 20, 1969, us landing of the first humans on the moon with apollo 11