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The “race to space” was initiated on October 4, 1957 with the successful launch by the Soviet Union of Sputnik I. Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite, measured the size of a beach ball (58 cm or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg (183.9 lbs), and orbited the Earth in 98 minutes on an elliptical path.
The Space Race was a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight. Major episodes in the Space Race include the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, in October 1957 and the launch of first ...
May 15, 2023 · Race to Space Educator Edition (PDF 1112 KB) Race to Space Student Edition (PDF 798 KB) This lesson is part of the Celebrating Apollo Series. In this Advanced Placement history lesson, students interpret primary and secondary sources to determine how the race to space from 1957-1969 reflected political, social and economic aspects of the Cold War.
The Space Race was a battle in the Cold War, a technological battle fought by Soviet and American scientists and engineers, and by Soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts. Though it was ...
Jul 27, 2017 · The Space Race between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics post World War II was a tipping point in the history of mankind. This superpower race intensified the Cold War ...
Feb 12, 2024 · The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance ...
May 30, 2012 · The Space Race. America's competition with the U.S.S.R. for technological dominance spurred the U.S. to achieve the world's first-ever moon landing.
