1. SPUTNIK AND THE SPACE RACE

2.  Soviets test atomic bomb in 1949  Sets off an arms race  Technological advancement and competition SOVIET UNION TEST “JOE 1”

3.  Launched on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union  First artificial satellite  Used as propaganda SPUTNIK

4.  Generates fear nationwide  Fear of the “missile gap”  Inspired a generation of scientists, engineers, and astronauts  National Defense Education Act: emphasis on math and science IMPACT OF SPUTNIK

5.  Competition for supremacy in space exploration  Creation of NASA  Yuri Gagarin first man in space in 1961  Alan Shepard first American in space in 1961 THE SPACE RACE

6. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade” – President John F. Kennedy APOLLO 11

7.  The height of American research and development, scientific advancement  International Space Station  Satellites, GPS, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)  Decline of NASA and American space programs LEGACY OF THE SPACE RACE