The Space and ARms Race Flashcards
How did the USSR respond to the US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1845?
USSR developed the A bomb in 1949 ending the US monopoly
When did the US test the hydrogen bomb?
1952
How did the USSR respond to the US hydrogen bomb?
Matched the USA capability by 1955
What did the US develop in 1955
The first bomber with intercontinental range
What did the USSR develop in 1957?
Intercontinental ballistic missile which could carry an h bomb to the USA
How did the US respond to the Intercontinental ballistic missile?
They developed their own in 1959
What did the US develop in 1960?
The first submarine launched ballistic missile
What was the position on arms between the US and USSR by 1962
They both had warheads pointing at each other
The USA had 4,000 and the Soviets 220
When did the USA launch Sputnik?
Sputnik I October 1957
Sputnik II Nov 1957
How much the US invest in the space race in 1958?
1 billion dollars
What did the US fail to launch in dec 1957?
The Vanguard Rocket
What nickname did the Vanguard Rocket failure earn?
The flopnik
Who established NASA?
Eisenhower
When did Eisenhower establish NASA?
1958
What could the US discovery sttellites do in 1960?
Take intelligence images from space
