Space Race Research Paper

The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was very beneficial to both sides. Both countries also benefited from new technologies that came out of their space research. It is, however arguable that the space program in the United States benefited more than the Soviet Union. The benefits the United States derived from its space research was not only new technologies but a sense national pride. With the America’s space program using more than $100 billion (in 1994 terms) it helped make America stronger politically, socially, economically and helped the United States win the Cold War. With Americas main focus in the 1960’s, to try to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, a lot of time, research and money went …show more content…
During this time, many people started to believe that going to space was actually possible. When President Kennedy said that he wanted to have a man on the moon by the end of the decade, a lot of the public did not believe it was possible, but with the successful test of The Mercury Program, people began to change their views on the idea of landing someone on the moon in such a short amount of time actually seemed possible. Science teachers, math teachers, engineers, and technicians alike are extremely excited about the knowledge that space exploration has to offer. Also, because of this Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) became more of a focus in schools than ever before. Another plus side of having the American people on the same side was because it showed, that if they unite and work their hardest for a common goal, they can achieve any goal they set for themselves. What was also great about having the country on the same page to beat the Soviets was the fact that it helped unify the country and get behind a main goal to beat the Soviets by putting a man on the