answersLogoWhite

0

Why did America win the space race?

Updated: 9/18/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

Because they were the first to have a man set foot on the moon, with the Apollo 11.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did America win the space race?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Why did America think it was so important for them to win the space race?

America wanted to be THE super power of the world. And it saw that winning the space race would deliver them that title.


Why did the US want go to space?

They wanted to win the space race against the Soviet Union.


About the space race?

America and the Soviet Union were in a race to the moon.


What countries were involed in the space race?

The United States of America and the USSR were involved in the space race


What was the outcome of the Space Race?

Both America and the USSR improved space and rocket technology. The Soviets got to space first, but America got to the moon first. America would've won if it was an actual race.


Did the US or the USSR win the space race?

The United States won the space race by landing Neil Armstrong on the moon.


Who were in the space race?

The space race consisted of The Soviet Union (before it crashed), and the United States of America.


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 did America want to go into space?

To beat Russia in the "Space Race"


Did you ever win the space race?

The USA won the space race when it landed American men on the moon in July 20, 1969.


Which country was leading the space race in 1961?

russia is currently leading the space race with America and japan following


The space race refers to what?

It refers to America and what is now Russia who engaged in a race to put a man in space first.