Space Race!
Cold War Rivals Clash
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin, an United States astronaut, during the first moon walk in 1969. This was important for the US because it showed how technologically advanced they were to other countries.
NASA
An act was passed on July 29, 1958 that created the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administation) for the Uninted States.
Yuri Gagarin
The first human to be in space. He was a soviet cosmonaut. He went into orbit around the Earth on April 12th, 1961 and landed safely.