PPT-Sputnik and the Space Race

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. Who . were the two superpowers during the Cold War? . The United States and the USSR (. The Union of Soviet Socialist . Republics)/ Russia. After the end of World War Two, both of the states were winners but on the same time they were building up fear that their extraneous power would be used to attack each-other. So during, the Cold War everything was turned into a race and a in-direct battle between the U.S and Russia.. By,. . S.Subhashini. . M.Tech. (COS). 1. st. year. INTRODUCTION. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite.. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses.. Hey Kids! My name is Miss Virginia. And I’m here to tell you about the Space Race. Now don’t you worry, I’ll be here along the way helping you understand what’s going on. . And I’m Tad! I’m so excited for my first adventure through space! Are you?. Lite. Teaching Science. With Balloons. Nick Pugh. K5qxj@amsat.org. Agenda. Scientific Investigation. Data Collection. Temperature Change with Altitude. Graphing. Wind Drift. Radio. Critical Thinking. Integrated Science. Intro. For the next few decades, the launch of Sputnik into space started a chain of events which lead us to modern space exploration.. Competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for astronomic dominance advanced technology at a pace not seen before.. . Spaceship . global cooperation . Name of the Team. :. Aliens023. Team members’ names. :. . Dejana. , Kristina. Coach’s name. :. . Tanja. . Radovanov. Spaceship. . A . spacecraft. (or . spaceship. By Mr Crowe. www.SchoolHistory.co.uk. Space Race – Arms Race!. The race begins….. Both countries began developing their weapons so as to be able to ‘outgun’ their opponents. This meant:. developing more powerful weapons. Sputnik. What could Soviet superiority in space mean for the US?. Context. Where are we at?. October 4, 1957. U.S. technologically dominant. .. Object PS1. Used an ICBM. 84 kilograms. What happened up to this point?. Krushchev. and McDougall. Kruschev. : Artificial . Earth satellites will pave the way for space travel, and the present generation will witness how the freed and conscious labor of the people of the new socialist society turns the most daring of mankind’s dreams into . A. The Baby Boom. An estimated 78.2 million Americans who were born between 1946 and 1964. . Levittown. Levittown was the first truly mass-produced suburb and is widely regarded as the archetype for postwar suburbs throughout the country. (Impact of the car). Warfare drove science. War provided a need for scientific and technical development, leading to government support. Vannevar. Bush described the bargain in ‘The Endless Frontier’. WWII achievements: RADAR, A-bomb, missiles, computers. S.Subhashini. . M.Tech. (COS). 1. st. year. INTRODUCTION. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite.. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses.. 1950’s – After the Cold War. United States and Soviet Union . (Russia & neighboring countries) . fought for world power. Whichever country had the technological advancements to get to the moon would win.. In a critical Cold War moment, Dwight D. Eisenhower\'s presidency suddenly changed when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world\'s first satellite. What Ike called a small ball became a source of Russian pride and propaganda, and it wounded him politically, as critics charged that he responded sluggishly to the challenge of space exploration. Yet Eisenhower refused to panic after Sputnik and he did more than just stay calm. He helped to guide the United States into the Space Age, even though Americans have given greater credit to John F. Kennedy for that achievement.In Eisenhower\'s Sputnik Moment, Yanek Mieczkowski examines the early history of America\'s space program, reassessing Eisenhower s leadership. He details how Eisenhower approved breakthrough satellites, supported a new civilian space agency, signed a landmark science education law, and fostered improved relations with scientists. These feats made Eisenhower s post-Sputnik years not the flop that critics alleged but a time of remarkable progress, even as he endured the setbacks of recession, medical illness, and a humiliating first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite. Eisenhower s principled stands enabled him to resist intense pressure to boost federal spending, and he instead pursued his priorities a balanced budget, prosperous economy, and sturdy national defense. Yet Sputnik also altered the world s power dynamics, sweeping Eisenhower in directions that were new, even alien, to him, and he misjudged the importance of space in the Cold War s prestige race. By contrast, Kennedy capitalized on the issue in the 1960 election, and after taking office he urged a manned mission to the moon, leaving Eisenhower to grumble over the young president s aggressive approach.Offering a fast-paced account of this Cold War episode, Mieczkowski demonstrates that Eisenhower built an impressive record in space and on earth, all the while offering warnings about America s stature and strengths that still hold true today.