1957
The race to space began in earnest in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik. This event marked the start of the space age and initiated a period of competition and innovation in space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The space race
The space race
It marked the start of the space race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
1957
That was the year the space race to get an American to the moon began
The space race began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. This event marked the start of a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration and technology.
The Russians started the Space Race by launching Sputnik the first satellite, which then provoked fear in the Americans to begin development of their own satellites.
The start of the National Aeronautics Space Administration known as NASA.
The space race officially began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into space. This event marked the start of a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve significant milestones in space exploration.
1963