Sputnik’s Launch Begins the Space Race | Chasing the Moon

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WGBH GBH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AMEX United States U.S. History Collection U.S. history us history history social studies American history ushist22 Chasing the Moon Sputnik’s Launch Begins the Space Race science engineering and technology social studies history space milestone USSR Soviet satellite orbit Laika rivalry Cold War national security arms race nuclear weapons Khrushchev Eisenhower Lyndon Johnson
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Science History-Social Science STEAM
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Sputnik’s Launch Begins the Space Race | Chasing the Moon

Learn why the launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 sent shock waves through the United States and kicked off the United States–Soviet Union “space race” rivalry in this video adapted from Chasing the Moon | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. As the public expressed its surprise over Sputnik, politicians and the media soon elevated the space race to a national security issue.
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