Space race

Source 1 Primary source with background information

"1938." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.

Source 4 primary source Information for introduction

"NebraskaStudies.Org." NebraskaStudies.Org. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

Source 3 Secondary Source for paragraphs three and four

"Report: Math and Science Money Needed." ABC News. ABC News Network, 27 Sept. 2015. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.

Source 2 secondary with background information

"Space Race Exhibition." Space Race Exhibition. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015.

Source 5 Primary Source and more information for paragraphs 1 and 5

"Sputnik." Sputnik. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.

Source 4

. Sputnik was polished so it would reflect light that could be seen with the naked eye even from 175 miles up in the sky . U.S. political leaders did know was that if the Soviet Union had rockets powerful enough to launch a satellite, they had rockets powerful enough to launch atomic bombs on the U.S. . emphasis on math and science in the nation's schools.

Source 3

. United States needs to spend 10 times more money training math and science teachers . "In an age now driven by the relentless necessity of scientific and technological advance," the commission reports, "the preparation our students receive in mathematics and science is, in a word, unacceptable."

Source 2

. crucial arena for this rivalry . human activity is pressed into service as a weapon of expansion. Trade, economic development, military power, arts, science, education, the whole world of ideas.... The Soviets are, in short, waging total cold war.

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.The Sputnik launch also led directly to the creation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) . That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. . In July 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which created NASA as of October 1, 1958. . The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload. . public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated into the capability to launch ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons from Europe to the U.S.

Source 1

The space race got under way on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit around Earth. The first American satellite to orbit Earth, Explorer 1, was launched on Jan. 31, 1958, and NASA was established later that year.