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neither one actually landed on the moon.
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Which was an important effect of the Soviet Union's Sputnik launch?
It created a massive shock to all Americans and a race to catch up in the advancements of space programming. Americans were set on beating the Soviet Union, so they tried to catch up as well as surpass the Soviet's technological advances leading up to the first man on the moon.
Who was the Cold War between?
{| |- | The primary opponents were the US and the Soviet Union. The US was supported by NATO while the Soviet Union had the Soviet Bloc. While they were opponents, they did not actually have a war going on that was hot, they weren't shooting at each other. There were numerous engagements with others that were bullets were flying. |}
How did US compete with Soviet Union during the Cold War?
The United States competed with the Soviet Union during the Cold War by containing the Soviet Union from spreading communism. The U.S. did this by forming NATO, a group formed by President Truman in order to contain communism.
Who was the most powerful man in Russia after the soviet Union collapsed?
mikhail gorbachev
How did the space race reflect tensions between US and Soviet Union?
Even though there were no shots fired during the Cold War, there was a atmosphere of competition that was deadly serious between the Soviet Union and the United States. This tension was reflected perfectly through the space race, as both countries fought to be first in each of the steps which culminated in 1969 when the US put the first man on the moon.
Which statement is trueThe Soviet Union was the first nation to land a man on the moon?
not- The Soviet Union was the first nation to land a man on the moon.
What two countries were competing to put the first man on the moon?
America and Europe
What did people like about Neil Armstrong?
he was actually the first man on the moon that was American. the actual person first on the moon is a Russian (soviet union cosmonaut).
In the movie Apollo 13 what country did America race to get to the moon?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union (USSR) were the two nations racing to put a man on the surface of the moon.
Which country did America desperately want to beat in getting the first man on the moon?
The Space Race was run against the Soviet Union.
Who sent the first probe to the moon?
Neil Armstrong was the first man ever to step foot on the moon.
Who was the First country to land a probe on the moon?
The Soviet Union's unmanned spacecraft Luna 9 was the first man-made probe to make a soft landing on the moon on February 3rd, 1966.
Did the U.S. or the Soviet Union dominate in the space race?
{| |- | The Soviet Union was off to the best start. They launched satellites before the US did. But it was the US that landed on the moon first, the last big milestone. Both continue to man space stations above the Earth. |}
Which was an important effect of the Soviet Union's Sputnik launch?
It created a massive shock to all Americans and a race to catch up in the advancements of space programming. Americans were set on beating the Soviet Union, so they tried to catch up as well as surpass the Soviet's technological advances leading up to the first man on the moon.
What is the name of spaceship of Moon of soviet union without human?
I think you are asking about Sputnik, the first man made object to orbit the earth and scare the crap out of Americans.
Who is the man who oversaw the disintegration of the soviet union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
How did America react to new that the soviet Union was the first to put a man in space?
{| |- | They were not very happy. The Soviet Union succeeded in getting a satellite into orbit and sent dogs and men into flight before the US. But the Russians have not put a man on the Moon. Part of it served as a focal point and goal for the US increase focus on engineering and sciences in the US. |}
