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Space Race. By: Summer Duel and Libby Kuch. Summary. Game of spying Open sky policy Satellite/ military Race to moon Soviets -1 st man in space U.S.- 1 st man on moon Collaborations. United States Leaders. Eisenhower Military/satellite NASA J.F.K. First man on moon Nixon
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Space Race By: Summer Duel and Libby Kuch
Summary • Game of spying • Open sky policy • Satellite/ military • Race to moon • Soviets -1st man in space • U.S.- 1st man on moon • Collaborations
United States Leaders • Eisenhower • Military/satellite • NASA • J.F.K. • First man on moon • Nixon • Sky lab • Ronald Reagan • Ended race
Soviet Leaders • Khrushchev • Sputnik 1, first man in orbit • Mikhail Gorbachev • Agreed with collaborations • Noble peace prize
U.S. Viewpoint • Spy missions • U.S. behind • Eisenhower failed • Scared of USSR • U.S. back in the race • J.F.K. brings hope • First man on moon
USSR Viewpoint • Spy • Beat U.S. • No fears • Defeated
Outcome • Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to have their countries work in space together in 1975. • Apollo-Soyuz set the stage for later collaborations in space, including the International Space Station
Over View • U.S. and Soviet Union entered the Cold War with a game of spying. This led to the space race. • Launching scientific satellites for space research (but really for spying). Soviet Union was winning with the first satellite in orbit until the U.S. sent Explorer 1 into orbit, which gathered scientific data. • Americans believed Eisenhower failed to recognize the importance of space research. This led to the formation of NASA and it was an effort to get ahead in the race. • The race to the moon. The U.S. behind with USSR having 1st man in space. United States NASA, Apollo 11 landed first man on the moon. • Ronald Reagan and Apollo-Soyuz set the stage for later collaborative space efforts. Officially ending the space race.
Sources • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/space-race-history.html • www.history.com/topics/space-race • http://www.history.com/videos/the-space-race#jfk-sets-goal-for-man-on-moon