How do microorganisms in the soil affect the soil's fertility?

Microorganisms in the soil will add nutrients and cause more plants to be able to root and grow successfully  

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