Event

Space Race

Cold War competition in spaceflight between the United States and the Soviet Union.

6 links, 6 backed by primary records

Dates: 1957–1975

How are the Space Race and … connected?

The Space Race began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957. The United States answered with Project Vanguard, Explorer 1 and the creation of NASA and DARPA.

Connections 6

involved

United States government Primary record 1 2
Soviet government Primary record 1 2
NASA Primary record 1 2

part of

Cold War Primary record 1

includes

Sputnik 1 4 Oct 1957 Primary record 1
Project Vanguard Primary record 1

Timeline 2 dates

1957–1975 Space Race
4 Oct 1957 Sputnik 1 part of Space Race

Proof 2 sources

Sputnik, 1957 (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
In this way, the launch of Sputnik fueled both the space race and the arms race, in addition to increasing Cold War tensions
The U.S. Government suffered a severe setback in December of 1957 when its first artificial satellite, named Vanguard, exploded on the launch pad
Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age, NASA. Primary record

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