PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
PRESIDENT LYNDON B JOHNSON
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High levels of military spending deterred scientific research.
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The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology.
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American and Soviet scientific cooperation lessened political tension.
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Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The collapse of the Soviet Union eventually allowed the US and the newly founded Russian Federation to end their Cold War competition also in space, by agreeing in 1993 on the Shuttle–Mir and International Space Station programs.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviets responded with yet another launch, and the space race continued. The success of Sputnik had a major impact on the Cold War and the United States. Fear that they had fallen behind led U.S. policymakers to accelerate space and weapons programs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Early Soviet successes in the space race had a major impact on US society and culture, altering strategic defense doctrines and leading to new educational initiatives.
Detailed explanation-4: -The space race was a series of competitive technology demonstrations between the United States and the Soviet Union, aiming to show superiority in spaceflight.
Detailed explanation-5: -in diameter) and weighing 183.9 pounds (83.6 kg), it orbited the Earth in around 98 minutes. The Sputnik launch marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race, and led to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).