Space Race by Thomas Gilmore https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1 US vs USSR en-us 2022-04-07 18:15:27 UTC 2022-04-07 19:26:14 UTC hello@padlet.com The start of the competition 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135140598 The space race started in 1955 between the US and the USSR. They competed to achieve superior spaceflight capabilities.]]> 2022-04-07 18:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135140598 Sputnik 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135163854 The very first satellite to enter space, this was created and launched by the USSR ]]> 2022-04-07 18:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135163854 USSR in space 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135173706 The USSR was actually the first to enter space using there very well known satellite as known as Sputnik. This then created competition for the US because they were at the start of the Cold War at the time.]]> 2022-04-07 18:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135173706 The creation of NASA 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135177518 The creation of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was used to develop space technology and be used for future projects too.]]> 2022-04-07 19:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135177518 Why did Kennedy focus on getting a man on the moon? 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135182169 He wanted to win the space race and not only that but keep the moon landing a huge priority for the US.]]> 2022-04-07 19:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135182169 So who won exacly? 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135187244 It is said that the US won due to the moon landing but it is also said that the USSR won for having the satellite launch but in the end, the importance of the moon landing is much more valuable.]]> 2022-04-07 19:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135187244 How did the space race change after the cold war? 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135198864 The US and the USSR had developed aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites]]> 2022-04-07 19:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135198864 Ways that competition was created 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135205433 The USSR launches the first satellites to the moon and Venus, the US had the first person to land on the moon. These are huge thing that are very competitive when it came to the race.]]> 2022-04-07 19:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135205433 Major impacts from the space race 25gilmoret https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135213078 With the space race happening, this meant that there was new technology along the way including many things that we use today. Medical imaging, Artificial limbs, healthcare equipment and overall more advanced satellites that we use today.]]> 2022-04-07 19:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/25gilmoret/rl4819hm4rk2yme1/wish/2135213078