the space race started when the soviet union union launched Sputnik into space.
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The space race was when the us and the ussr tried to get the newest equipment into space. It happened between 1957 and 1975.
The space race was part of the cold war with the soviet union.
The Space Race was a technology race in the 1950s and 1960s between the USA and the USSR to outdo the other in space-related advances. The most dramatic result of this was the first moon landing, in 1969, which effectively ended the race.
The United States won the space race by landing Neil Armstrong on the moon.
The space race was started by the USSR on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik 1.
because space was and is the next frontier
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The 'space race'
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.
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.
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
The space shuttle program began in 1969. It was started in the race that contributed to the rocket race to the moon and a tactic to claim superiority to the USSR.
It was Nikita Khrushchev, though his official title was Premier, not President.
Basically the Successful Launch of Sputnik I by then USSR started the Space race as US Space programme till then was not integrated and successful launch of SputnikI triggred 1)formation of NASA 2)passing of Space act by US congress 3)allocation of funds for the space projects.
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