Sputnik/ Space Race

Sputnik

• Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957
• was about the size of a beach ball
• was launched to map the Earth's surface
• Marked the start of the space race between Soviet Union

Space Race

• A year after the Sputnik was launched, US launched the Explorer 1
• US and USSR were in a race to land a man on the moon
• US officially "won" the space race
• A handshake in space improved things between US and USSR

Soviet Union's Accomplishment

• Launching the Sputnik
• Launching the first man into space
• https://youtu.be/04xoyP9Tw20

United States' Accomplishments

• Landed first man on the moon
• Launched Explorer

Work Cited

• Sputnik- http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/
• Space Race-m