0
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What started the space race?
the space race started when the soviet union union launched Sputnik into space.
How did Russians start space race?
The Russians started the Space Race by launching Sputnik the first satellite, which then provoked fear in the Americans to begin development of their own satellites.
What was launched that started the space race?
Rocket into space that launched the first human (Soviet Union) and first human into orbit (United States)
How did the cold war influence development and early goals of NASA and space flight programs?
NASA got started because the Russians launched Sputnik and were ahead of the US in space exploration. The US did not want to be left out of the space race and did not want the Soviet Union to steal a march on space exploration.
Who stated the space race?
The Russians and the Americans.
Why did the Americans have the space race against the Russians?
During the Cold War, the Americans hated the crap out of the Russians. The Americans wanted to beat the Russians in something to show dominance, and then they had the Space Race.
What was the result when Russia launched Sputnik you in 1957?
It started the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Where did they have to race in the space race?
The space race took place in the mid 60's, and was America, verses the russians, to be the first to get to the moon.
Why was sputnik 1 important?
Sputnik was the first spacecraft put into orbit, and was done by the Russians during the "space race".It was important to America because we were in competition with the Russians and wanted to get there first.
Why was the space race important?
The space race is important because it shows the competitive nature between humans. it is a race between russia and america to reach (get a man on) the moon. the race was stared when russia launched a satellite called sputnik in 1957, the americans thought this could destroy them (by launching missiles from space) and the race for space started.
Why was space race important?
The space race is important because it shows the competitive nature between humans. it is a race between Russia and america to reach (get a man on) the moon. the race was stared when russia launched a satellite called sputnik in 1957, the americans thought this could destroy them (by launching missiles from space) and the race for space started.
Against what nation did US have a space race?
That would be the Russians
