Soviets tes t atomic bomb in 1949 Sets off an arms race Technological advancement and competition Soviet Union Test Joe 1 Launched on October 4 1957 by the Soviet Union First artificial satellite ID: 409974
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Sputnik and the Space RaceSlide2
Soviets
tes
t atomic bomb in 1949Sets off an arms raceTechnological advancement and competition
Soviet Union Test “Joe 1”Slide3
Launched
on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union
First artificial satelliteUsed as propaganda
SputnikSlide4
Generates
fear nationwide
Fear of the “missile gap”Inspired a generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts
National Defense Education Act: emphasis on math and science
Impact of SputnikSlide5
Competition for supremacy in space exploration
Creation of NASA
Yuri Gagarin first man in space in 1961
Alan Shepard first American in space in 1961
The Space RaceSlide6
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade” – President John F. Kennedy
Apollo 11Slide7
The height of American research and development, scientific advancement
International Space Station
Satellites, GPS, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
Decline of NASA and American space programsLegacy of the Space Race