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This was a competitive competition between the United states and the soviet union. The U.S and soviet union fought for superiority in space technology. They went back and forth trying to one up each other.

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Sputnik 1 successfully took off into space in Oct. 1957. It began the space age. This success from the U.S challenged the Soviet Union to put the first man into space.

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The Soviet Union was the first country to put a man into space. This pushed the U.S to shoot for putting a man on the moon. Yuri Gagarin was the first man into space and this was a huge step up from Sputnik.

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NASA was established in 1958 for the research and developments in the space race. This program was dedicated to the space race. Now NASA is still running and successful.

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The speech was so important not just because he wanted to inspire and rally people. Also he needed the funding and money for the NASA program. This actually was helpful for this helped them put a man on the moon.

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It was a roller coaster of a race. The U.S put Sputnik into orbit. Then the Soviets put a man into space. The U.S topped it off with putting a man on the moon. This was a very competitive race that had a big effect on the cold war.

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The U.S and soviet union were competing to send the first satellite to the moon and venus. This kicked off the space race when the U.S put sputnik into orbit. When the soviet union put the first man into space. This sparked the competition between them. When the U.S finally surpassed the USSR and landed a man on the moon. This was a big part of the famous rivalry.