Apollo Programs In The 1950's

The 1950’s and 1960’s was a period in history in which there was much turmoil between the nations of the world. The most notorious rivalry was between the United States and the Soviet Union, as both countries were seeking a dominant position with the intent of influencing the world’s nonaligned nations. For the majority of the second half of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union and the United States were embroiled in a global contest; an aspect of this battle was the growing field of space technology, which was exemplified by the Apollo Program, which opened the door for numerous advancements in the fields of technology, education, and United States society as a whole.
The concept of the Apollo Program was first conceived during the presidency
Kennedy, a Senator from Massachusetts, ran for President as the Democratic candidate. Using the slogan, "Let's get this country moving again," Kennedy charged the Eisenhower Administration with neglecting the innumerable social, economic, and international issues that caused crisis in the nation throughout the 1950s. Kennedy was particularly critical about Eisenhower's background in international relations, taking a Cold Warrior position on a supposed "missile gap” wherein the United States lagged far behind the Soviet Union in ICBM technology. He also invoked the Cold War rhetoric opposing a communist effort to take over the world and used as his evidence the 1959 revolution in Cuba that brought leftist dictator Fidel Castro to power. The Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, who had been Eisenhower's Vice President tried to defend his mentor's record but when the results were in Kennedy was elected by a narrow margin of 118,550 out of more than 68 million popular votes
These lightweight battery-powered precision instruments were designed to give surgeons freedom and versatility in the operation room, allow carpenters and other skilled workers to efficiently produce goods, and more. They also led to today’s electric screwdrivers, drills and other portable and chargeable devices, all of which are also used to help build the International Space Station on orbit. Also created were vacuum cleaners and the dust buster, which helped the Apollo crew in picking up rock dust, drilling beneath the lunar surface, and more. The discovery of quartz as a time-telling ingredient was made during the Space Age, and the mineral began being placed in clocks and watches. Quartz helps stabilize the time keeping to the expense of one minute per