In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first space satellite into space called Sputnik. American was in a race to catch up to the Soviets and launch their own satellite into space. The started pouring money into the space program in order to catch up with them. On January 31, 1958 the United States successfully launched its first satellite into space.
On April 12,1961 the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A. Gagarin became the first human in space. Kennedy took the opportunity as a challenge and decided that they would do better then the Soviets and send a man to the moon. Later that year a communication satellite called Telstar relayed live television pictures across the Atlantic Ocean. The United States was passing the Soviets fast. NASA began building new launch pads in Cap Canaveral, Florida and they set up a control center in Houston, Texas.
Seven years later the United States reached its goal on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. Universities started putting more money into their science programs. Huge funding for the research and development created new industries and technologies. The space and science programs started growing rapidly.
-Yasmeen
5 comments:
really detailed good job on your blog
I like how your summary was simple and clear, other than some ambiguous and improper pronouns.
I like how the summary focuses on how Soviet Union's space program affected America's space program. However, there are some minor spelling mistakes.
great detail.
This was a very thourough post. You hit every important part of the space program. Good post
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