Most of the money that it took to send Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon and other space accomplishments came from the people, through taxes due to the seven to nine billion dollars Kennedy was requesting from Congress. Many people weren’t happy with this and President Kennedy stated himself that if Americans aren't willing to give their blood, sweat and tears to achieve this common goal, then it is not a suitable time to go to the moon. This was the price of all of the positive benefits. There were many causes and effects of the Space Race, which lasted from 1957, with the launching of Sputnik I, and ended in 1975, with the Apollo Soyuz Test Project which was when three United States astronauts and two Soviet cosmonauts exchanged flags as a symbol of the first international manned space venture and the end of the Space Race. There were many causes that resulted in both positive and negative results that affect society today. For instance, a cause was the Cold War and an effect is advancement in technology. Without the Space Race, life today would be very
Most of the money that it took to send Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon and other space accomplishments came from the people, through taxes due to the seven to nine billion dollars Kennedy was requesting from Congress. Many people weren’t happy with this and President Kennedy stated himself that if Americans aren't willing to give their blood, sweat and tears to achieve this common goal, then it is not a suitable time to go to the moon. This was the price of all of the positive benefits. There were many causes and effects of the Space Race, which lasted from 1957, with the launching of Sputnik I, and ended in 1975, with the Apollo Soyuz Test Project which was when three United States astronauts and two Soviet cosmonauts exchanged flags as a symbol of the first international manned space venture and the end of the Space Race. There were many causes that resulted in both positive and negative results that affect society today. For instance, a cause was the Cold War and an effect is advancement in technology. Without the Space Race, life today would be very