Key events
this year the Space Race officially began with the launch of Sputnik
1957
First human to go to space
Yuri Gagarin
which two countries did the space race involve
USA and Soviet Union
The Space Race started during this period of rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Cold war
Name two reasons why the Space Race began, based on the rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
1) Cold War tensions, 2) Military fears (missile and nuclear technology), 3) National pride, 4) Desire for global influence
the year the first human walked on the moon
1969
First man to talk on the moon
Neil armstrong
The space race was mainly a race to prove which country was more powerful in what field?
Space exploration
Space technology was seen as important because it could be used for this military purpose.
Missiles or nuclear weapons
The US president that promised to land a man on the moon before the decade ended
John F Kennedy
Who said, Thats on step for man, one giant leap for mankind
The Space Race helped to spark major advances in this area of technology
science and technology
The Space Race was a way to prove the superiority of these two ideologies.
communism and democracy
The name of the US space program that sent astronauts to the moon
Apollo
First woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova
This was the ultimate goal of the Space Race
To reach the moon
The Space Race helped inspire this feeling among people in each country.
National Pride
the mission number that sucessfully landed humans on the moon for the first time
Apollo 11
who performed the first spacewalk
Alexei Leonov
The Space Race was also a way for these countries to show global what?
influence or power
The Space Race was about gaining global what?
Influence or Leadership