Space Race
SYDNEY & KALEY
Who?
- The space race was led by Russia in the 1950's but the U.S. followed behind them.
- Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He was from Russia.
- JFK said that we would have a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
Why?
- It was a part of the arms race, but also a fight to put the first craft in space.
Effects
- The space race effected scientific discoveries, the Space station, NASA, and technology
1950 1957 1958 1959 1961 1969
______________________________________________________________________________________________Space Race starts, USSR launches Sputnik 1, Sputnik 3 launched, Luna 1 is launched, Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space (Russia), Neil Armstrong is the first man on the moon
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