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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 Russia's president during the space race?
There were two actually--Nikita S. Khruschev and Leonid I. Brezhnev
Why was space race important?
The space race is important because it shows the competitive nature between humans. it is a race between Russia and america to reach (get a man on) the moon. the race was stared when russia launched a satellite called sputnik in 1957, the americans thought this could destroy them (by launching missiles from space) and the race for space started.
How did Russians start space race?
The Russians started the Space Race by launching Sputnik the first satellite, which then provoked fear in the Americans to begin development of their own satellites.
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
Who started the space race?
soviet union
What did Sputnik said to have started?
The 'space race'
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 Russia's president during the space race?
There were two actually--Nikita S. Khruschev and Leonid I. Brezhnev
Who was the president when the nuclear arms race started?
Truman, in 1949.
What president began the Apollo moon missions?
It was president John Kennedy who started the moon race.
