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The Space Race
The Space race Between The USSR and The USA -
The Beginning
CitationDuring the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union wanted an opportunity to demonstrate their power. The space race was an opportunity for the two nations to show their scientific and technological advancment. -
The united states take the first step
CitationThe united states launched its own satellite, Explorer I, designed by the U.S. Army under the direction of rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. -
The space race heats up
citationThe soviet union took a step forward in luna 2. It was the first time somebody had orbited around the world and hit the moon. -
First american aircraft satalite to orbit the earth
CitationDiscoverer XIV Launched was succesfully launched and it was the first american aircraft to enter space. -
Soviet union takes a big step
citationsthe Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth, traveling in the capsule-like spacecraft Vostok 1. -
Growth for the U.S.
NASA's budget was increased almost 500 percent, and the lunar landing program had 34,000 NASA employees and 375,000 employees of industrial and university contractors. -
The big step
Apollo 8 was the first space station to orbit the moon. It was lauched from Merritt Island. -
Apollo 11
citationsApollo 11 was the first flight that took men to the moon and was a project of the United States. This was a great achievement because the US had reached the moon before the Soviets. -
The U.S. Won
citationAstronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission, the first lunar landing attempt. -
Partnership
citation When the space race ended the Soviet union and The United States Agreed to build a space station for them to explore other parts of the universe.
