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Initiation of Cold War
hostilities with the USSR, government increases federal defense and aero-space budget. -
Sputnik
Russia launches "Sputnik", suprring on the "Space Race", and encourging the formation of NASA. -
Formation of NASA
President Eisenhower approves plan to orbit Americas first artifcal satellite.
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Apollo Program
Kennedy, in response to Russias first space walk, approves Apollp program. -
NASA's Progect Gemini
Preparation for Nasa's aplool program, and in response to the USSR's cosmonaught flight program, Project Gemini proved that not only was the US capable of a human space program, but that humans were able to survive and endure long periods of suspended space flight. -
Collapse of Soviet Union
Gorbachev and the Soviet union fall. USA removes NASA budget spending. -
NASA Increase budget
Obama approves a 18.5 billion budget spending increase for NASA.