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    The Space Race began in the late 1950s between the US and Soviet Union after World War 2. In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, followed by launching Laika the dog into orbit. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth. In response, President Kennedy committed the US to land humans on the Moon. The US worked on the Gemini program to develop lunar landing technology, achieving the goal in 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. The Space Race ended in the mid-1970s with improved US-Soviet relations.

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    The Space Race began in the late 1950s between the US and Soviet Union after World War 2. In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, followed by launching Laika the dog into orbit. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth. In response, President Kennedy committed the US to land humans on the Moon. The US worked on the Gemini program to develop lunar landing technology, achieving the goal in 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. The Space Race ended in the mid-1970s with improved US-Soviet relations.

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    The Space Race began in the late 1950s between the US and Soviet Union after World War 2. In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, followed by launching Laika the dog into orbit. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth. In response, President Kennedy committed the US to land humans on the Moon. The US worked on the Gemini program to develop lunar landing technology, achieving the goal in 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. The Space Race ended in the mid-1970s with improved US-Soviet relations.

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    The Space Race began in the late 1950s between the US and Soviet Union after World War 2. In 1957, the Soviets launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, followed by launching Laika the dog into orbit. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth. In response, President Kennedy committed the US to land humans on the Moon. The US worked on the Gemini program to develop lunar landing technology, achieving the goal in 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. The Space Race ended in the mid-1970s with improved US-Soviet relations.

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    The Space Race

    When did humans first send an object into orbit


    around the Earth?

    1940s, 1950s or 1960s?

    Sputnik 1 was launched in


    October 1957. It transmitted a
    radio signal as it orbited the
    Earth.

    Who launched it?

    OR
    What was the first living thing sent into orbit?

    A cat, a bird or a dog?

    Laika the dog was sent into orbit in


    November 1957. Unfortunately she
    didn’t return to Earth!

    Who sent Laika into space?

    OR
    Who was the first human sent into orbit around the
    Earth?

    John Glenn, Yuri Gagarin or Paul McCartney?

    Yuri Gagarin was the first man


    in orbit on 12th April 1961

    Who put him up there?

    OR
    When did a space probe first take pictures of a
    planet other than Earth?

    1964, 1974 or 1984?

    Mariner 4 became the


    first probe to take
    pictures of Mars in 1964

    OR
    When did the first astronaut walk in space?

    1965, 1966 or 1967?

    Alexey Leonov became the


    first astronaut to go on a
    ‘spacewalk’ in April 1965.

    OR
    What was the name of the first space probe to land
    successfully on the moon?

    Luna 9, Surveyor 1 or Apollo 13?

    Luna 9 sent back the first


    pictures from the surface
    of the Moon in 1966

    OR
    When did the first astronaut take a stroll on the
    Moon’s surface?

    1967, 1968 or 1969?

    On 20 July 1969 two


    astronauts became the first
    humans on the surface of the
    moon!

    OR
    What was the name of the first space station?

    Salyut, Skylab or the International Space Station?

    Salyut was launched in


    1971 and stayed in orbit
    for 6 months

    OR
    What was the name of the probes that were sent
    to study the outer planets?

    Voyager, Journeyman or Explorer?

    The Voyager probes were


    launched in 1977 and have
    since studied all of the large
    outer planets

    OR
    Where did the first Space Shuttle launch from?

    Europe, America or Africa?

    The 1st Space Shuttle was


    launched from Florida on
    11th Nov 1982. The fleet
    carried out 135 flights
    over almost 30 years.
    Two Space Shuttles were
    lost
    OR
    The Race Begins
    After World War II both the United States and
    the Soviet Union realized how important rocket
    research would be to the military. They each
    recruited the top rocket scientists from
    Germany to help with their research. Soon both
    sides were making progress in rocket
    technology.
    The Race Begins
    The Space Race began in 1955 when
    both countries announced that they
    would soon be launching satellites
    into orbit. The Soviets took the US
    announcement as a challenge and
    even established a commission
    whose goal was to beat the US in
    putting a satellite into space.
    Russian stamp
    commemorating
    Sputnik Journey
    The Race Begins

    On October 4, 1957 the Russians placed the first


    successful satellite into orbit. It was called
    Sputnik I. The Russians had taken the lead in the
    Space Race. The Americans successfully
    launched their first satellite four months later
    called the Explorer I.
    The Race Begins
    • The success of Sputnik had a major impact on the Cold War
    and the United States.
    • Fear that they had fallen behind led U.S. policymakers to
    accelerate space and weapons programs.
    • In the late 1950s, Soviet Premier Nikita
    Khrushchev boasted about Soviet technological superiority
    and growing stockpiles of ICBMs.
    • As a result, the United States worked simultaneously to
    develop its own ICBMs to counter what it assumed was a
    growing stockpile of Soviet missiles directed against the
    United States.
    The First Man in Orbit
    The Soviets again won the race for putting the first man into
    space.
    On April 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin was the first man to orbit the
    Earth in the spacecraft Vostok I.
    Three weeks later the US launched the Freedom 7
    and astronaut Alan Shepherd became the first American in
    space.
    It was nearly a year later on February 20, 1962 when the first
    American, John Glenn, orbited the Earth on the Friendship 7
    spacecraft.
    Race to the Moon
     The Americans were embarrassed at being
    behind the Space Race.
     In 1961 President Kennedy went to congress
    and announced that he wanted to be the first
    to put a man on the Moon.
     He felt this was important for the country and
    the western world.
     The Apollo Moon program was launched.
    The Gemini Program
    US launched the Gemini program which would
    develop technology for use on the Apollo
    spacecraft.
    Man on the Moon
    After many years of experiments, test flights,
    and training the Apollo 11 spacecraft was
    launched into space on July 16, 1969.
    The crew included astronauts Neil Armstrong,
    Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
    The trip to the Moon took three days.
    Man on the Moon
    Upon arriving Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moved
    to the Lunar module, called the Eagle, and began
    their descent to the Moon.
    On July 20, 1969 the Eagle landed on the Moon.
    Neil Armstrong stepped outside and became the first
    man to walk on the Moon. With his first step on the
    Moon, Armstrong said "That's one small step for
    man, one giant leap for mankind".
    The End of the Space Race
     With the Gemini and Apollo programs, the US
    had taken a huge lead in the Space Race.
     In July of 1975 with relations between the US
    and the Soviet Union beginning to thaw, the
    first US-Soviet joint mission occurred with the
    Apollo-Soyez project.
     The Space Race was effectively over.

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