The Cold War: How Nasa's Greatest Impacts

The greatests impacts can come from thousands of miles away. NASA (abbreviation for National Aeronautics and Space Administration) crash landed in 1948, and was founded as a combatant against the growing communist USSR in the Cold War. Success immediately ensued after the formation of the program and they began to become a more influential in everyday life. NASA started off with space missions, and soon later developed into a multipurpose program. They quickly became a symbol for the development of America, allowing them to show their progress on the global stage. These achievements and developments accomplished by NASA soon translated into large impacts on the country. The native, scientificial, and technological advancements constructed by NASA generated the greatest influential development in American life. …show more content…
This pride stemmed from the end of the Cold War, and the Space race. NASA was able to compete with several countries in the race for space development. The program was able to complete mission after mission, further progressing towards their ultimate goal of landing on the moon. They had later accomplished this goal. The victory gave the American people prestige and and united many around the concept of development together. Soon, the Cold War would be ended and there would be many lost sheep who would look to be apart of a herd. NASA would prove to be a great shepard, creating international alliances and peace treaties in the area of space development. NASA would look to appease stating “ . . . current NASA leadership have been well aware of the need to accommodate the interests of Europe, Japan, & Canada” (Logsdon 68). Alliances were gained, and many believed that their country was falling into a better place with the leadership from