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What was the competition between the US and the USSR to put a man on the Moon?

The competition between the US and the USSR to put a man on the Moon was part of the larger Space Race during the Cold War. The Soviet Union took an early lead by launching the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, but the US ultimately won the race by landing astronauts on the Moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission. This achievement marked a significant milestone in human space exploration.


What is the definition for space race?

The space race was a competition between space agencies (historically those of the USA and the USSR) to be the first to accomplish a particular goal: the first to send a man in orbit around the earth, or the first to send a man to the moon.


What is the moon called when it is a full circle?

When the moon appears as a full circle, it is known as a "full moon." This occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to be fully illuminated from our perspective.


When the moon is a complete circle its called?

When the moon is a complete circle, it is called a full moon. This occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon, with the side of the moon facing Earth fully illuminated by the sun.


What is it called when you cant see the moon at all?

When you can't see the moon at all in the sky, it is called a new moon. This occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, making the side of the moon that is illuminated face away from the Earth.

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What was the competition between the US and the USSR to put a man on the Moon?

The competition between the US and the USSR to put a man on the Moon was part of the larger Space Race during the Cold War. The Soviet Union took an early lead by launching the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, but the US ultimately won the race by landing astronauts on the Moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission. This achievement marked a significant milestone in human space exploration.


Did the Russians rove the moon?

The USSR sent two rovers, called Lunakhod 1 and Lunakhod 2, to the moon in 1970 and 1973


What event concluded the space race between USSR and US?

the apollo 11 moon landing


The event where the Sun journeys between the Earth and the Moon is called?

The Sun is NEVER between the Earth and the Moon. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, this is called a Solar Eclipse. When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, this is called a Lunar Eclipse.


What is the difference between moon and Moon?

it is called the moon light Theonmena


What is the moon called when it is between full and quarter moon?

its called waning gibbous


Why would president John F. Kennedy be so interested in getting to the moon before the USSR?

Kennedy was in a battle between the USSR. they were playing to see who could be the gteater and better nation, and the USSR was the first one in space. So kennedy had the idea to be the first to send a man to the moon to be proven that the USA was the better nation. :)


When the moon is between the earth and the sun its called?

When the moon is between the earth and the sun it blocks part or all of the view of the sun and it's called a solar eclipse


What is the definition for space race?

The space race was a competition between space agencies (historically those of the USA and the USSR) to be the first to accomplish a particular goal: the first to send a man in orbit around the earth, or the first to send a man to the moon.


Why did JFk vow to send a man to the moon?

The US was in competition with the USSR at the time, and the USSR had taken the lead in the space race by being the first nation to put a satellite in orbit. The US needed to demonstrate that it could outdo the USSR in order to bolster its international prestige. Rocket science, needed to send a man to the moon, also has military applications. If the US knows how to send a man to the moon, that speaks well of US capacity to send a missile to a specific target on Earth. So it was a Cold War strategy.


What is it called when the earth is between the sun and the moon?

If the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, it is called a lunar eclipse.


What was the sputnik and when did its launching begin?

It was the first artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, and was launched in 1957 by the USSR. This triggered the "Space Race" between the USA and USSR - already political enemies - to be the first to put a man on the Moon, but the first practical satellites were for communications. The rivalry was sharpened by fears of war between the two superpowers.