Secretion of adh (antidiuretic hormone) from the occurs in response to and causes

Pituitary gland ... high blood osmolarity ... increased permeability to water of a collecting duct

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