Space Race

Space is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. This unknown area is a major interest by the large world powers. The thought of being able to control this infinite far-off territory compelled people to attempt to explore. In 1957 the Soviet Union and the United States became eager in learning about this remote abyss. The “race to space” quite clearly reflected the political, social and economic aspects if the Cold War because it was a fight for supremacy between two…

nuclear weapons, to contain USSR expansion, and the USSR prepared to use military force, including nuclear weapons, to increase its sphere of influence.The Space Race served as another dramatic arena for the Cold War competition. The USSR started the race by launching the Sputnik Space satellite (first artificial Earth satellite) on October…

first to send a satellite into space and then sent a human to space a few years after. Although it appeared that it was simply a competition between the U.S. and the Soviets, Canada played a role in this race as well. Canadians were the third country to construct a satellite to send to space with the Canadian built Allouette I. This was impressive because Canada was part of a smaller space race between the countries that weren’t part of the Soviet-U.S.A. space race. Allouette I was sent into…

help cure his curstoutiy of the stars in the sky. Scientists with his common interests are what made it possible to travel into an outer domain. When looking at space travel, it is important to look at what made the soviets decide to travel into space, determine who won the space race and what the United States gained by winning the race. World War II was coming to a closing in the mid-20th century, as a new conflict was arising, this conflict was known as the Cold War. This war was between…

stated the same ideas but would also provide financial aid. The United States and the Soviet Union competed head to head to prove that one is better than the other. During the Space Race, the Soviet Union became the first country to launch a satellite which they called “Sputnik.” The United States ultimately won the Space Race though, with their completion of “Explorer I,” the world’s first spaceship.…

The 19th century space race between the United States and the Soviet Union was one of the most influential times in the history and development of American technology. Rooted deeply in the Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, the space race captivated both world powers and casted them against one another. It began in 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first satellite ever to reach outer-space. The space race also occurred at a time in which…

The space race has represented significant milestones that this race has created, showing us the amazing progress humans have made in exploring and understanding space. It has marked a period of time with extraordinary achievements like the first satellite to orbit Earth, the first human crewed spacecraft, and the first human to walk on the moon. One of the first greatest achievements was when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space. In the text it states, “By the 1950s,…

world changed when the space race happened in the mid 1900’s. The space race was really important because it helped make headway in space discovery. There might not be space stations or satellites if it didn’t happen. Not only was it a competition between different countries, but it helped scientists from all over the world learn more about outer space! The Space Race Era took place between 1957 and 1990. President Eisenhower created NASA in 1958 and the mission was to advance space efforts…

they pushed and pulled for positioning in what was known as the Cold War. The Cold War represented the American public fear of communism and led to the “space race” as a way to try and gain a leg on Russia. If the United States could control the air and the space above, than surely they would be the leading super power again. The Space Race lasted from 1955 to 1975 as the worlds most daring competition for superiority. The military helped fun the project because it meant more advanced…

question, “Are we alone?” for centuries, however, humankind still lacks an answer. Human beings are cognizant and curious of the world surrounding them. So much so that governments, including the United States government, spend billions of dollars on space programs to explore the solar system, the planet Mars in particular. As our earth develops into a planetary, polluted waste, Mars could eventually become our new home. Scientists believe Mars sustained or could sustain life, yet, they…