The space race began when on April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union put a human in space- a man named Yuri A. Gargarin. Kennedy decided that America would surpass the Soviets (and therefore communism) by sending a man to the moon. First, they would put a human in space, showing that they could match the Soviets. They did so a month later. Meanwhile, NASA was constructing new launch facilities in Florida and a control center in Texas. On July 20, 1969, the US would put Neil Armstrong onto the moon. They beat the Soviets to the moon; but more space exploration would have to wait a long time. The space program begun in 1961 would expand university science programs, give rise to new industries and new consumer goods. It would create new jobs in space and defense related industries.
You did a goodjob on this article. You explained who were involved in the space race and how US would try to surpass Russia. You went above and beyond by explaining how space-exploration would help the economy by creating many new jobs. There were a few gramatical errors such as "The space program begun in 1961 would expand.." could be "The space program that begun in 1961 would expand..". Other than that very nice thorough work.
ReplyDeleteI find it amusing that one of man's greatest ventures was inspired by a competition to try to beat out communism. It also amazes me that it only took 8 years from the first man in space to the first man on the moon. I wish I was alive to witness this moment. Great post!
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