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Essentially, prestige. There was an ominous feeling during the Cold War that the Russians were getting ahead of us in everything, and this was driven home by Sputnik, launched into space before we had any kind of satellite ready to go up. By pressing for the manned landing on the moon, we were the first country to land men there (and to this day, the only country to do so),
and it restored the feeling of "We're still number one" to most Americans.
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Did the soviet union ever get a man to the moon?
neither one actually landed 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. |}
What was the device that launched the unmanned device by the Soviet Union in 1957 led the US to found NASA?
sputnik which was a rocket that was sent to the moon made by the soviet union in 1957 and this was led to the USA
Which destinations in space did both the US and the Soviet Union explore?
The moon and sub-orbital and orbital human spaceflight around the Earth are the destinations in space did both the United States and the Soviet Union explored. -
The Soviet Union launched an aitificial satellite into orbit before after the US launched one?
Who tried first isn't known, but the then Soviet Union were the first to succeed in getting a satellite into orbit with the sucsessful launch of Sputnik 1As a result, President Kennedy made his famous speech that promised to put an American on the moon in 10 years time.
Why did humans first land on the moon?
to try to beat the soviet union in the space race when john f. Kennedy declared it.
Who was the usa trying to beat to the moon?
Soviet union (Russia)
When did Kennedy call for the US to go to moon?
because the USA was falling behind the soviet union in space knowledge
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.
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 did John F. Kennedy do to help the space program?
Kennedy wanted the US to compete with the Soviets in space. Politics was also a factor. The Democrats wanted to win the south and many of the contracts for the space program went to southern states.
Who did US compete with to get to the moon?
The Soviet Union (USSR).
How many flags on the moon?
There are 6 American, Soviet Union (Russia), Japan, European Union, and Indian flags, on the moon.
Did the soviet union ever get a man to the moon?
neither one actually landed on the moon.
About the space race?
America and the Soviet Union were in a race to the moon.
What two countries started the race to the moon?
It was the Soviet Union and the USA. It started out as the Space Race which the Soviet Union won with Sputnik in 1957. Of course the USA won the race to the moon in 1969.
What if the Soviet Union had landed a men on the moon before US?
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