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The space race was still on. Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin went to space, being the first person to ever go into space.
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What year did the US enter the race to get into space?
President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
When did The Great Space Race happen?
The Great Space Race happened in 1984.
Which country was leading the space race in 1961?
russia is currently leading the space race with America and japan following
What milestone in space exploration happened on April 12 1961?
On April 12, 1961, the Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter space and orbit the earth.
What happened on October 4 1957 and how did it affect American space exploration?
Russia launched Sputnik. It was the first satellite and began the American space race with Russia.
What important event in history happened in 1953-1961?
Lance Armstrong landed on the moon and we won the space race.
What year did the US enter the race to get into space?
President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
When did The Great Space Race happen?
The Great Space Race happened in 1984.
Which country was leading the space race in 1961?
russia is currently leading the space race with America and japan following
When did Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space happen?
Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space happened in 1993.
Where did the space race land their space ships?
technically it was not a race the countries just wanted to send the first person to space. unfortunately Russia won on on April 12 1961 followed by America on May 5 1961
When did the space race happen?
The space race was when the us and the ussr tried to get the newest equipment into space. It happened between 1957 and 1975.
Why year 1961 was famous for?
That was the year the space race to get an American to the moon began
Whenthe space race ended what happened to the progress of the space program?
I don't know why!?!?
The united states entered the race for space in the 1970?
No. By the early 1960's the space race was on. JFK spoke about sending a man to the moon in 1961 and John Glenn had all ready orbited the earth.
What milestone in space exploration happened on April 12 1961?
On April 12, 1961, the Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter space and orbit the earth.
How did the cold war create the impetus for space research?
The soviet union and the US were in a race for everything. One of those races happened to be the space race to see who could reach the moon first. Thus they got into space research.
