Space Race:
-Between mid 20th century to late 20th century there was a race between the USA and USSR for supremacy in space exploration
-Both nations competed for firsts in space exploration of which they thought necessary for national security and supremacy
-Sputnik 1 was the first successful satellite launched into space in October 1957
-Apollo in July 1969 was the first man to walk on the moon sent by Americans, although Russia was the first one to send people into space
-Sputnik signified that A-bombs could be delivered by the Russians without planes, and there were no known defences against missiles
-Missiles used to launch Sputnik could travel from USSR to target in an hour
-In response USA made revisions in all areas of rocket research
-Khrushchev had also expanded the Russian space program
-Both nations competed for firsts in space exploration of which they thought necessary for national security and supremacy
-Sputnik 1 was the first successful satellite launched into space in October 1957
-Apollo in July 1969 was the first man to walk on the moon sent by Americans, although Russia was the first one to send people into space
-Sputnik signified that A-bombs could be delivered by the Russians without planes, and there were no known defences against missiles
-Missiles used to launch Sputnik could travel from USSR to target in an hour
-In response USA made revisions in all areas of rocket research
-Khrushchev had also expanded the Russian space program