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The Space Race was a technology competition between the US and the USSR. The rivalry was centered around who would gain superiority in space flight.

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2 - What Country was the First to Reach Space? 

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2 - What Country was the First to Reach Space? 

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The Soviet Union was the first to reach space in 1961. Alekseyevich Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut gained instant popularity among the USSR for launching a satellite into space by the name of Sputnik. The Soviet Union took a leap forward, as the United States took a leap back.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also known as NASA, was founded in the United States in 1958, a year after Sputnik launched.

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Despite the Soviet Union's successful satellite launch, the US jumped ahead quickly by being the first country to land on the moon. Many of the USSR's projects to launch before were failures, sparking an easier win for the US.

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5 - What are 3 Ways the Space Race Created Competition?

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5 - What are 3 Ways the Space Race Created Competition?

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- The tensions began with the USSR launching Sputnik in 1957.
- Just a year after the launch, NASA was created.
- With a last push toward victory, the US was able to reach the moon before the Soviet Union could.

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6 - Why was the Moon Landing so Important to President Kennedy?

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6 - Why was the Moon Landing so Important to President Kennedy?

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With the constant competition and rivalry between the US and the USSR, Kennedy felt that something more dramatic needed to help them get in the lead.

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Though the competition was kept peaceful between the Soviet Union and the United States, both of the countries had a strain of competition. One of the ways they kept the rivalry pressured was by attempting to get atmospheric control before the other. Before the US's successful moon landing, the USSR had many failed attempts that caused frustration. They hoped that if they could successfully land on the moon before the US, they would be able to snatch first place in the race.
There were threats of nuclear weapons, and it was crucial for the US to not lose ground to the USSR. Also before the moon landing, the US launched their first satellite named Explorer 1. Another step ahead meant that both countries were equally distant in the race.
Things were heated, and both countries were preparing big projects. In 1959, the USSR launched their second man-made object into space, and the first to have landed on the moon. The US engineered a small capsule, sending the first man into space.
The United States was fast moving, and sent the first American to orbit earth in 1962. Later that year, they announced their plans to land on the moon. The Soviet had 4 failed launch attempts, and the moon landing declared the United States to have won the Space race.