COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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“America Impresses Soviets by Sending Man to Space”
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“Soviets Shock America by Becoming the First to Send a Satellite to Space”
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“America and the Soviet Union Work Together to Send a Man to Space”
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“America and the Soviet Union Agree to Abandon Space Programs”
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Detailed explanation-1: -It gained momentum when the USSR sent the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space with the orbital flight of Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961. These were followed by a string of other early firsts achieved by the Soviets over the next few years.
Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking the start of the space race.
Detailed explanation-3: -The competition began on 2 August 1955, when the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of their similar intent to launch artificial satellites. The Space Race has its origins in the nuclear arms race between the two nations following the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-4: -In April 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter Earth’s orbit, in a single-pilot spacecraft called Vostok I. The Americans were not far behind, however, and one month later, in May, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, piloting a 15-minute suborbital flight.