Space Race
The Cold War’s Competition
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind.” -Neil Armstrong
As the Cold War raged on, the United Sates and Soviet Union were constantly at each others necks, though not always on the battle field. The two countries tried to top each others with many different strategies including, the creation of a more advanced bomb and becoming the first explorers of outer space. The latter resulted in many significant advances, not only to our counties, but to man kind.
Sputnik
- launched on October 4, 1957
- USSR
- first man made satellite
Yuri Gagarin
- first man in space
- Soviet Pilot and Cosmonaut
- completed orbit of earth on April 12, 1961
Neil Armstrong
- first man to step foot on the moon
- American aerospace engineer and pilot
- landed on July 20, 1969
Though the space race resulted in many great advancements for humanity, it was driven in part by dark motives. Brinkmanship pushed both countries to their limits during the Cold War, and the Atomic Bomb was created during this time. Although that same desire to out do each other inspired the space race, the results were far less destructive. Instead we opened the doors to new discoveries of the unknown and created a path for exploration of the future generations.
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