engaged in a “Space Race” to see which country could get a man on the moon first and ultimately claim space for their nation. The Soviet Union led the way by sending the first satellite into space and then the first human. On April 12‚ 1961‚ Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space and make a complete orbit around the earth. Yuri was a Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He became an international celebrity over night. He returned to earth as a national hero in his country. His flight
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JFK is inaugurated as the 35th president. March 1st 1961 Kennedy creates the peace corps which was temporarily at the time. April 12th 1961 Yuri Gagarin (Soviet) becomes first man in space April 15th 1961 Kennedy sponsors invasion of Cuba; April 17th Invasion; April 18th Invasion of Bay of Pigs fails May 4th 1961:Freedom Rides begin May 5th 1961 Alan Sheppard becomes first American in space May 25th 1961 JFK pledges to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade June 3rd 1961Vienna
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The era of 1960 marked tremendous occurrences that shaped the world either for the good or worse. During this period‚ many social injustices in various countries were experienced in different countries where some leaders were detained‚ assassinated or socially insulted. In was in this era where most African countries gained their independence through struggle and‚ as a result‚ massive killings were witnessed .scrambling and partitioning of Africa and some other parts of the entire world was seen
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and advancement in military power. Among those races is the race to the moon. Taking a back seat behind the nuclear weapon race‚ the Cold War‚ and various wars‚ the lunar landing shined like a diamond in the rough of history. From Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin to Explorer I and Apollo 11‚ these pinpoints in history are the origin of the astrological era and modern research. The conclusion of World War II marked the beginning of an arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States of America that
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Space Exploration: Women in Space Space exploration is the ongoing discovery and exploration of celestial structures in outer space by means of continuously evolving and growing space technology. The whole subject of space exploration is so vast‚ from the V2 Missile to the most recent launches of today. So‚ to narrow it down‚ this essay will cover some space exploration involving women. 536 people have gone to space. 58 of those were women. Eight of those flew in the Soviet/Russian Space program
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the Soviet Union created their own missile programs. On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik 1‚ into space. Four years later on April 12‚ 1961‚ Russian Lt. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth in Vostok 1. His flight lasted 108 minutes‚ and Gagarin reached an altitude of 327 kilometers (about 202 miles). Explorer 1‚ the first American satellite went into orbit on January 31‚ 1958. In 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to fly into space
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Long and Short Term Causes of Moon Landing i. Establish Lunar Base - Wernher von Braun idea ii. Moon exploration program started during Eienhower era iii. Soviet success with Yuri Gagarin being put into space caused Kennedy to search for program to catch Americas imagination iv. Kennedy asked his vice president Lyndon Johnson to come up with such a plan. v. As Johnson was from Texas he proposed space idea because NASA base in Houston and would provide economically for them. vi. Kennedy said
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the first man made probe to hit the moon. In April 1961‚ the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth‚ travelling in the capsule-like spacecraft Vostok-1. The United States effort to send people to space was called ’Project Mercury’. NASA engineers designed a smaller‚ lighter‚ cone-shaped capsule‚ and held a final test flight in 1961 before the Soviets were able to pull ahead with the Gagarin launch. On The 5th of May‚ astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space
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Poblete Internal Vice Prresident Chryzelle Andres External Vice President Loraine Joy Mabuti Kevin Anthony Duldulao Secretary General Finance Officer Millicent Anne Castillo Lovely Joanna Gagarin Deputy Secretary General Deputy Finance Officer Krishelle Ann Minicolas Milli Florence Lucas Examiner Public Relation Officer Representatives: Ferdinand Domingo Divine Grace Adeza Mark Ronnel Espadillo
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was a race between the US and Russia. In 1957 the Russians launched the satellite Sputnik and put the US in a position of playing catch-up to the Russian space program. Delivering yet another blow to the US space program the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the earth in 1961. In May of 1961 President John F. Kennedy petitioned congress for $7 billion to $9 billion dollars for the space race and to successfully send a man to the moon and bring him safely home. In roughly
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