The US were spurred on by competing with the USSR during the cold war years.
Alan Shepard was the first American to travel to space as part of the Mercury program in 1961. He later became the fifth person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 14 mission in 1971. Shepard's contributions were instrumental in advancing the United States' space exploration efforts.
The first USS Yorktown aircraft was launched in 1956 in Yorktown, England and was the launch that started the flight program for that city at that time.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) .
It stands for "United Space Ship", probably referring to the united territories of the United Federation of Planets.
USN battleships were named after US states; such as the USS Arizona, USS California, USS Nevada, USS New York, USS Texas, USS Tennessee, USS Oklahoma, USS Alabama, USS South Dakota, USS Washington, USS Mississippi, USS West Virginia, USS Utah, etc.
there were 8 frigates on the American sife- the USS Constitution, the USS John Admas, the USS President, the USS United States, the USS Constellation, the USS Boston, The USS New York, and the USS Congress
The key factors that led to the historic naval battle between the USS Merrimack and the USS Monitor during the American Civil War were the development of ironclad warships, the strategic importance of controlling the waterways, and the need to break the Union blockade of Confederate ports.
To name a few: USS Bismarck Sea USS Lexington USS Yorktown USS Hornet USS Wasp USS Princeton USS Gambier Bay USS St. Lo USS Liscome Bay
Space vehicles can be many miles in length, or only 3000 feet. A Example of a Large space vehicle is the USS Voyager. A small space vehicle would be something like the Apollo that went to the moon.
USS Enterprise, USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, HMS Ark Royal, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, USS Hornet, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, USS Nimitz,USS Ronald Reagan, and many others.
USS Missouri.
That's a great model to make.