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Q: Why was winning the space race important to the US?
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What race did the Soviet Union win that terrified the US?

In the late 1950s the Soviet Union appeared to be winning the Space Race. They launched the first earth satellite and put the first human, Yuri Gagarin, in space.


What year did the US enter the race to get into space?

President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.


What countries were involved in the space race?

Russia and us the United States were Involved in the space race


Why was the space program called the space race?

Because it was a "race" between the USSR and the US to reach space milestones first.


What were the important Goals of the Space Race?

The biggest goal of the Space Race was to send people to the surface of the Moon. The US accomplished this, and put 12 people on the Moon, two at a time. The USSR did not send anyone to the Moon.


When did the space race happen?

The space race was when the us and the ussr tried to get the newest equipment into space. It happened between 1957 and 1975.


What event launch the space race between the US and Russian?

When Russia sent his fist manned mission into space, that marked the beginning of the space race between US and Russia.


What was the Arms race that occurred between the US and the Soviet Union?

The SPACE RACE


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They help us by either winning a race or getting to a certain place


Did the US or the USSR win the space race?

The United States won the space race by landing Neil Armstrong on the moon.


Which two nations had a space race?

During the Cold War, the space race took place between the US and the USSR.


Was the space race was between US and France?

No..The US and the Soviet Union.