America and Russia entered into a space race as part of the Cold War that followed World War II. It was a matter of national pride for the two countries.
to beat the russians and or CCCP/USSR in the space race to prove america
During the Space Race, the United States and the Soviet Union had to race to achieve various milestones in space exploration, such as launching satellites, sending humans to space, and landing on the moon. These achievements required advancements in rocket technology, spacecraft development, and scientific research.
The Space Race lasted from Sputnik's launch in 1957 to the Moon Landing in 1969.
The USA won the race to the moon on July 20, 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The Russians began the race when Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. The Apollo 11 had abord 2 men who were Neil Armstrong and some other guy but neil was the first to land and step on the moon.
The United States and the Soviet Union were the main countries involved in the race to the moon during the Space Race era of the 1960s.
The United States of America was first in the "Space Race" which was a race to see which country would be first to land on the moon.
No Russians never crashed a maned spacecraft on the moon. A unmanned craft i think so.
They were the first to put a man on the moon; Neil Armstrong.
Because the target set by John Kennedy was met by a few months, and they won the moon race with the Russians.
Many people believe that the americans won it but that is not true. The US. was first to land on the moon but the russians were the first in space.
No. The Russians have sent unmanned probes, but the only manned missions to the moon were American.
The American Flag on the moon before any of them