The Space Race Flashcards
What was the Space Race?
The Space Race refers to a period of competition over Space exploration between the USA and the USSR during the Cold War.
What did the Space Race becomes a symbol of?
It became a symbol of the broad ideological and political contest between the two rival world powers.
What was announced by both the USA and USSR in the summer of 1955?
They announced their intention to build and launch artificial satellites.
What was Sputnik 1?
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite launched in October 1957 by the Soviet Union.
What doubts did Sputnik 1 make?
It created doubts about the USA’s long standing claims of global technological superiority. These doubts were fuelled by subsequent major Soviet successes in space exploration technology.
Who was ‘winning’ the space race in April 1961? Why?
The Soviets, due to their space flights and return of young cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
What was a cosmonaut?
Someone trained and certified by the Russian Space Agency to work in space.
Which country had the first pilot-controlled flight?
The USA, the pilot was Alan Shepard and happened on May 5th 1961.
What happened May 25th 1961?
President John.F.Kennedy delivered a speech to congress that changed the course of the Space Race.
What happened on the evening of July 20th 1969?
American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Model on the moon. Six and a half hours later, Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon’s surface.
