Sputnik's Impact on America

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
space satellite Cold War freedom of space space race surveillance NASA signal space age technology research science race to the moon NOVA WGBH
Subjects
Science History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Sputnik's Impact on America

Explore how the launch of Sputnik, the beach-ball-sized Russian satellite, came as a shock to Americans long accustomed to being number one. This article from NOVA focuses on the national and international, scientific and cultural repercussions of the launch of Sputnik.
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PBS Learning Media

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