Space Race Padlet by Morgen Engeman https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu Cold War competition project - Space Race. By Morgen Engeman en-us 2022-04-07 13:13:48 UTC 2025-11-11 08:35:54 UTC hello@padlet.com The Space Race was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States trying to be the first to achieve space flight and other accomplishments involving space. 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134583775 2022-04-07 13:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134583775 What was Sputnik? 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134588139 On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite. This was upsetting to the US because they wanted to make this advancement first.]]> 2022-04-07 13:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134588139 What is NASA? 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134595022 The US created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA. It was dedicated to aid the US in the space race.]]> 2022-04-07 13:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134595022 What was JFK's Role? 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134596890 President John F Kennedy announced the ambitious goal of getting a man to the moon. This hadn’t been done before and the US wanted to be the first. This was significant because President Kennedy wanted to catch and overtake the Soviet Union in the space race.]]> 2022-04-07 13:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134596890 Space Race Changes 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134628620 Space technology is far more advanced in terms of aerospace capabilities, artificial satellites, and human spaceflight.]]> 2022-04-07 13:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134628620 Who Won the Space Race 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134632365 By landing on the moon, and returning, the United States effectively “won” the space race.]]> 2022-04-07 13:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134632365 3 Ways The Space Race created Competition 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134651291 The Space Race created competition for the first artificial satellite in space. Ultimately, the Soviet Union won this competition with the success of Sputnik. The US and Soviet Union also competed for the first man in space. Again, the Soviet Union accomplished this first. This created tension and amped up the competition. The US and Soviets also competed for the first man on the moon. The US was the first to achieve this helping them effectively "win" the Space Race.]]> 2022-04-07 14:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134651291 3 Ways the Space Race impacted Present Day Tech 25engemanm https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134668164 One present day impact of the Space Race is that many more people have gone to the moon since the moon landing. The US has landed humans on the moon in 6 missions. Another impact is rovers and other technologies have been sent to Mars since the space race. The Space Race helped jumpstart these technologies. A third impact is that technological advancements that are being made to get people to Mars. The space race jump started these ambitious advancements.]]> 2022-04-07 14:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/25engemanm/lbwpxd7b5i3wjwdu/wish/2134668164