The space race began on April 12, 1961, when the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. John F. Kennedy saw this as a challenge and decided that the US would pass the Soviets by sending a man to the moon. And we did it. America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) began to construct new launch facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and a mission control center in Houston, Texas. President Kennedy appointed Vice President Johnson as chairman of NASA shortly after they assumed office in 1961.
Seven years after Gagarin's space trip, Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon. It was July 20, 1969. Because of the space program, universities expanded their science programs. The huge federal funding for research and development gave rise to new industries and technologies, many of which could be used in businesses and industry and also in new consumer goods. Space and defense-related industries sprang up in the Southern and Western, which grew rapidly.
8 comments:
This blog has a good summary of information and its very easy to read. Good visual!
Your posting is very concise and to the point, and I enjoy the pic. However, it could use some elaborating. :)
it's a really good picture, but you could have added more detail
Good post; it's short and to the point. I like the picture.
I like how you wrote your summery, short and precise. Couldn't have choose a better picture, but can you add another paragraph?
ITS FAST AMD EASY TO READ. GREAT INFO.
Nice summary! Although some more detailed information would be awesome. Like how much funding was put into research program, and what were the new industries. Other than that, it's a really well rounded blog.
This was a very good summary but i would have liked it to have a bit more information. Good job still!
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