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Dwight Eisenhower was the President of the United States when the first satellites went into space. However, it was John F. Kennedy that challenged the rest of the world by stating the US would put a man on the moon in less than 10 years. That was the beginning of the space race.
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What is the name of the president that started the space race?
It was Nikita Khrushchev, though his official title was Premier, not President.
What year did the US enter the race to get into space?
President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
Who was the leader of the US during the space race?
president Kennedy
What event started the space race in 1957?
The galactic aliens from utopia. They got in a ight and bet who could race across space the fastest. Not a very bright race seeing how space expands for ever.
When did the space race start and end?
It started on 1957 and ended on 1969
What is the name of the president that started the space race?
It was Nikita Khrushchev, though his official title was Premier, not President.
What started the space race?
the space race started when the soviet union union launched Sputnik into space.
Which US president established NASA?
While President Nixon was a big supporter of space exploration, it was President Kennedy who actually started federal funding to finance it. It could be said, Kennedy started the space race.
What country started the space race?
The space race was started by the USSR on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik 1.
Why was the space race started?
because space was and is the next frontier
The lanching of what started the space race?
Sputnik
What did Sputnik said to have started?
The 'space race'
Who started the space race?
soviet union
What year did the US enter the race to get into space?
President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
Who was the leader of the US during the space race?
president Kennedy
Who was the president when the nuclear arms race started?
Truman, in 1949.
What event started the space race in 1957?
The galactic aliens from utopia. They got in a ight and bet who could race across space the fastest. Not a very bright race seeing how space expands for ever.
