The Space Race : Soviet Union And The United States

The Space Race, occurring between 1957 and 1975, allowed both the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and The United States of America to develop technology and spread their respective communist and capitalist ideologies. The Space Race allowed the two nations to compete for superiority in a non-lethal arena. Unlike other confrontations, the Space Race also gave both parties the platform to prove their superiority to their own nations through frequent propaganda use in the form of film, television, paintings, cartoons, posters, ect. Propaganda allowed both nations to influence people's attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours by injecting their own political ideology.

America’s space program is undoubtedly one of its greatest modern achievements. Few people cannot recall the famous quote “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” or do not know where it came from. The story leading up to the moment a man walked on the moon, as well as everything that came after, is just as interesting and important as the moment itself. The significance of the history of America’s aeronautics programs cannot possibly be overestimated, and their story is one that is incredibly important to the modern world of today. It would not be the nation that it is, with the technology it possesses, without its crucial involvement in the “space race”. If the technology that sent a man to the moon did not exist, our daily lives would be impacted and basic tools would be missing. Beginning with America’s first official aeronautics organization, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (or NACA) and continuing through to the present day and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (or NASA), the story of America’s aerospace programs is interesting and extremely important. It is a story that spans many years and giant leaps in technology, and involves important locations like Wallops Flight Facility and Kennedy Space Center. From the early beginnings of NACA and Wallops, and continuing on to the rise and success of NASA and Kennedy Space Center, aeronautics

John F. Kennedy made many important decisions during the Cold War. One of his big decisions was to start the American space program. With the birth of NASA, America could begin its journey to space and eventually the moon. The Cold War was one of the government 's biggest defence priorities, this led Kennedy to think of all his actions for better or for worse, and explore all possibilities of all his options. The Soviets during this time were just as scared of America as we were of them, even more so in the case because we had a much stronger government during this time. Kennedys presidency was affected in many ways because of all these factors.

for approximately forty-five years. The two sides fought in a series of proxy wars, using their money to fund battles either for or against communism as a way of showing the strength of their respective sides and the technology they had developed. During the Space Race the rival nations funded massive projects to launch rockets into space, this quest to the final frontier lasted for over ten years, making it one of the longest lasting conflicts in the cold war. While some disputes lasted a decade or more, others were short lived. For instance, the Cuban Missile Crisis, a major panic in the United States when the newly communist nation of Cuba allowed the soviets to set up missiles aimed at the USA just ninety miles from the shores of America,

During the Cold War, the rivals--the United States and the Soviet Union--were in what seemed like a competition to determine who had the most advanced technology. This was because that country will be seen as the strongest and the biggest threat to the other. The space race really began officially on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, which was the first artificial satellite ever to be launched in space. This was seen as a danger to the United States, because it meant that the Soviet Union was possible capable of doing other things, possibly against the US. Then the Soviets launched Sputnik II, but this time it had a passenger, a dog named Laika. Though this mission was a failure because poor Laika died within hours

During the Cold War, the United States and Russia had a severe space race between one another. Every time one country would be a step ahead of the other, and somehow one of the countries would catch up to the more advanced country at the time. During the early years of the space race, success was measured by what nation did what first: To the alarm of the United States, each of the early adventures were achieved by the Soviet Union. And all of those events triggered the United States to drive and catch up with to surpass the Soviet Union. This sort of see-saw method happen throughout the space race. Throughout this paper, there will be a discussion on the space race between the United Stated and

The Space Race was a series of events and technological advancements relating to space exploration and travel, made by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War Era to prove their superiority over the other. The period in history that the Space Race falls in is from 1957 to 1975, right in the middle of the Cold War, which lasted over 40 years. During a time of fears of nuclear war, the spread of communism, and being blown up without a moment’s notice, the Space Race gave the entire world something to ogle about that didn’t directly involve complete world destruction and domination.

After WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies engaged in a series of political, economic, military and technological competitions collectively known as the Cold War, which ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. One product of the Cold War, in particular, is of unique interest: the Space Race. Initially, the Space Race seemed to be extensions of U.S. and Soviet military programs; it then transformed into a technological and political competition between the two aforementioned countries; eventually, the Space Race transcended the concept of competition, and became an international effort of space exploration, and especially, a means for the U.S. and USSR to make amends to their broken relationships.

The Space Race was a 20th century competition between the former Soviet Union and United States for dominion in spaceflight capability and is still an event that generates controversy. Historians and contemporary analysts who claim the United States won the space race frequently cite “the landing of Apollo 11 on the moon” as the sole reason why the nation won. However, while this event was indeed a triumph, it was stimulated by a series of consecutive feats by the former Soviet Union. The U.S.S.R. was the victor of the space race because it successfully launched the world’s first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1, leading directly to the launch of the first living creature into space with the Sputnik 2. Later, the U.S.S.R launched the first human into orbit inducing future endeavors like the launch of the first woman in space and the first-ever spacewalk. The U.S.S.R. then “kicked off the era of manned space stations with its Salyut series of orbital outposts” as the series fostered the development of the Mir space station. In essence, although these events were paralleled with the prompted creations and developments from the United States, the former Soviet Union’s space accomplishments paved the way for future innovations in space.

The relationship between America and Russia has always been one of competitiveness. From the years 1955 to 1991(“The Space Race” 2010), America and Russia were under a fierce competition know as “Space Race”. During this time, both powers competed against each other to see who would get space dominion, who would reach space first, who had the best scientists and technology in terms of space exploration. Both countries excelled in different parts of the space race, each reaching achievements that were thought to be unachievable at the time. The Space Race was developed following the nuclear arms race (“The Space Race” 2010).

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The Space race was a very important factor in the 1950ś one of the most important factors was Neil Armstrong he was the first man to lay foot on the moon. Also astronaut Neil Armstrong developed a obsession with flight at an early age. And he got his pilot license at age 16. Armstrong joined the NACA in 1955, Armstrong was an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NACA and its successor agency,

The space race occurred right after the Cold war. The Cold War was between two of the most powerful nations, The United States and the USSR. Both nations competed in a universal endeavor countering a democratic society against communism. “Space was a crucial arena for this rivalry” (The Space Race). Both the United States and the USSR [Soviet Union] desired to manifest its preeminence through impressive exploits in rocketry and spaceflight. It wasn’t until the end of the Cold War that US and Russia came together to build a space station. This station was called the International Space Station.

History Assignment – Nikita Khrushchev The Cuban missile crisis in October 1962 was one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Because of the actions of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and the U.S. President John F. Kennedy, nuclear devastation of the world was just avoided. Khrushchev had a significant role in the crisis and his role led to the downfall of his power and the relations between the Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States to rapidly change.

The space race did not start as one would expect with the respective American and Soviet space agencies. But rather it began with the German V2 missile launches towards the end of World War 2. The V2 missile