Case Study: The Moon Landing (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Space Race context
Space Race context
Cold War competition between U.S. & USSR to prove technological superiority
Sputnik launch date
Sputnik launch date
October 4, 1957
Sputnik weight
Sputnik weight
83 kg
First U.S. satellite name
First U.S. satellite name
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 launch date
Explorer 1 launch date
February 1958
National Defence Education Act year & funding
National Defence Education Act year & funding
1958, $900 million
NASA establishment year
NASA establishment year
1958
First man in space & year
First man in space & year
Yuri Gagarin, 1961
First American in space
First American in space
Alan Shepard (1961)
John Glenn's spacecraft name
John Glenn's spacecraft name
Friendship 7
Kennedy's Moon challenge speech date
Kennedy's Moon challenge speech date
May 25, 1961
Kennedy's Moon landing deadline
Kennedy's Moon landing deadline
Before end of 1960s
Gemini crew size
Gemini crew size
Two-person crews
First American spacewalk & astronaut
First American spacewalk & astronaut
Edward White, June 1965
Gemini 8's achievement
Gemini 8's achievement
First space docking between two vehicles