-
the cold war, a war between the worlds super powers united states and soviet union. a brutal race to reach space starting with satalites.
-
the race to put humans into space began with our comeptitor soviet union americas enemy at the time.
-
-
sputnik the russian satalite successfully launched into space.
-
american satalite launched from cape canavril succesfully into space codenamed exploror 1
-
both countries space programs are at full speed to reach space. NASA now leading us campaign to reach space.
-
russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin first human to ever be in space
-
Alan shepard first american to be in space
-
the space race ended in a period of detente in 1972 and then in 1975 a rendozevous with a russian cosmonaut crew.
-
America put the first man on the moon. after that the race winded down.