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President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
the space race
Basically the Successful Launch of Sputnik I by then USSR started the Space race as US Space programme till then was not integrated and successful launch of SputnikI triggred 1)formation of NASA 2)passing of Space act by US congress 3)allocation of funds for the space projects.
Because it was a "race" between the USSR and the US to reach space milestones first.
The United States competed with the Soviet Union in the space race during the Cold War.
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President Kennedy entered the US into the space race in 1961.
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the space race
Basically the Successful Launch of Sputnik I by then USSR started the Space race as US Space programme till then was not integrated and successful launch of SputnikI triggred 1)formation of NASA 2)passing of Space act by US congress 3)allocation of funds for the space projects.
Because it was a "race" between the USSR and the US to reach space milestones first.
The space race was when the us and the ussr tried to get the newest equipment into space. It happened between 1957 and 1975.
The SPACE RACE
No..The US and the Soviet Union.
The United States won the space race by landing Neil Armstrong on the moon.
USSR and US