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The Cold War ?????????? ? THE ?? BIG ? ?????????? ? QUESTION ? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? Who do you think won the Space Race?

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2 The Cold War

3 ?????????? ? THE ?? BIG ? ?????????? ? QUESTION ? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? Who do you think won the Space Race?

4 It was a competition between the U.S.A & the U.S.S.R over space flight supremacy.

5 1.A nation can be attacked from Space … intercontinental ballistic missiles!!! 2. Space technology is a great spy tool to watch your enemies. 3.Keep up the Gun Show and prove to the rest of the world you’re the strongest superpower

6 GUESS WHO? First Satellite in Space? 1957 Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1958 U.S.A launches Explorer 1

7 GUESS WHO? First Living thing in Space? Nov. 1957 – Soviet Union launched Laika into orbit 1947 U.S.A sends Fruit Flies into Space

8 GUESS WHO? First Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles? 1957 Soviet Union launches 1 st ICBM 1958 U.S.A launches a ICBM

9 GUESS WHO? First Object on the Moon? 1959 the Soviet Union lands Luna 2 on the moon 1962 U.S.A lands Ranger 4 on the moon

10 GUESS WHO? First man in Space? April 1961 – Soviet Union sends Yuri Gagarin into orbit May 1961 – U.S.A sends Alan B. Shepard into Space

11 GUESS WHO? First Person on the Moon? Never!!! 1969 – U.S.A sends Apollo 11 into space, Neil Armstrong & Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin.

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16 GUESS WHO? First Photo of Earth from Space? 1966 – 1 st Soviet Televised Image of Earth from Space 1959 – U.S.A takes the 1 st image of Earth from Space

17 GUESS WHO? First Woman in Space? 1963 – 1 st Woman into Space - Valentina Tereshkova 1983 – U.S.A sends their 1 st Woman into Space – Sally Ride

18 GUESS WHO? First Country to send something to another Planet? 1966 – Soviet Union lands a probe on Venus U.S.A has sent stuff to Mars

19 GUESS WHO? First Space Station? 1971 – Soviet Union sends up 1 st space station 1973 – U.S.A sends their 1 st Space Station into Space - Skylab

20 1975 – The U.S.A & U.S.S.R decide to start working together in space exploration and research Apollo-Soyuz Mission – U.S.A space craft Apollo docked with the Soviet Soyuz space craft.

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23 Who do you think won the Space Race? Give me 2 reasons


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