Union launched “Sputnik” an artificial satellite into orbit; this sparked a very sudden desire of competition‚ between the United States and The Soviet union‚ to be more technologically advanced than one another. The priority of getting a man into space became first on the list. Where this man could be found? Where to start looking? Test Pilots!‚ At the time were the best of the best‚ there was no “Top Gun” these were the men that could get the job done‚ the only problem is getting them to do this
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The Space Race Three‚ two‚ one‚ blast off. The ship went up in smoke as it rose to the atmosphere and launched the first satellite into space. This achievement started the Space Race. The race to the Moon would be an excruciating and long task for the U.S. and the Soviet Union. First‚ The Soviet Union was winning and the U.S was falling behind. The Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite. The Soviet Union also put the first man into orbit. The U.S. Tried to launch a satellite but failed. President
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the space race‚ the Cold War‚ and the Korean War. In 1955‚ the space race began‚ both the Soviet Union and USA created ballistic missiles used to launch satellites into space. Later‚ in 1957‚ after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I the U.S.A. and Soviet Union were in a race to get people into space. The Soviet Union first got Yuri Gagarin into space‚ but a few years later‚ the USA launched the Apollo 11 into space successfully. The Soviet Union was not able to recreate that successful space mission
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The Space Race The United States and the Soviet Union thought it was a huge deal to be the first country to explore space. It was between 1957 and 1975 these two nations were determined to be the first to explore the unknown in space. What they were first trying to do was shoot these huge technologic metal things known as satellites into space so it will orbit the Earth like the Moon. They also they wanted to be the first country on the Moon as well. They made a huge deal out of this and were very
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Beginning in the late 1950s‚ the Space Race was a pivotal time for scientific development in both nations it involved‚ The United States of America and the Soviet Union. Initiated by the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1‚ the two nations commenced the race in a frenzy of advancements‚ yielding as a byproduct‚ functional technology for present day use. To what extent has technology originating from the Space Race been developed for widespread use in present day United States? In this investigation two of
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The Space Race Have you ever wondered what it’s like being in space. You would probably have fun maybe you also want to land on the moon too. Well in 1958 the NASA (space program) was created. The U.S.A against the U.S.S.R (soviet union) for the space race or technical advance was created. This space race was created in the Cold War in about 1957 and the Cold War was started in 1947 and lasted o 1991. Who could get to the moon fastest? Who could build better materials than the other team?
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The Space Race can be defined as the international competition of aerospace exploration. The two major competitors being‚ the United States and Russia. The Space Race took place during a very heated era for both countries. The tensions were particularly high between these two rivals due to the Cold War. Both nations were determined to win the race no matter the costs or the numerous failures; the winner would gain a huge psychological victory. Although there were repercussions to the Space Race‚ the
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during 1950s to 1970s‚ the Space Race. To me space has always been the ultimate wanderlust in mind. It is the true final frontier of man‚ but it could also be man’s ultimate demise. This is apparent because the reason behind the Space Race was to stop that very dark outcome from coming to pass. To turn that void of darkness into wonders‚ not demise. Finding sources for my research was fairly easy‚ technology was vast and evolving during this time‚ not just in space. I focused heavily on speeches
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the end of the Space Race‚ the creation of advanced technologies‚ and the unification of the USA. The start of the space race saw the Soviet Union take a giant head start over the United States of America with the successful launch of Sputnik‚ a Soviet Union satellite launched on October 4th‚ 1957. The Soviets also launched Sputnik 2‚ which contained a live passenger‚ but the passenger died due to the overheating of the cabin and Sputnik 2’s batteries died after only 6 days in space. The US attempted
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Importance Of Space Race The Space Race was important to U.S history because of the significance of the battle between democratic society and totalitarian communism‚ because it brought an end to the Cold War‚ and because it led into further joint ventures between the United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia)‚ including the first space station. This 18 year long race between the two nations for international superiority via space and the transportation needed to get there was seen as a new
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