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Important Dates of the Space Race

By ardleith
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    Space Race

  • Soviets Launch Sputnik

    Soviets Launch Sputnik
    The theoretical "beginning" to the space race.

  • JFK Becomes President

    JFK Becomes President
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    President John F. Kennedy's term

  • JFK Launches Lunar Landing Program

    JFK Launches Lunar Landing Program
    Kennedy announces his support for the Apollo Program and claims that by the end of the following decade a man will land on the moon and return home safely.

  • NASA Budget Increase

    NASA Budget Increase
    Because of Kennedy's speech, NASA got a big upgrade on their budget towards the lunar landing program. It was a near 500% increase.

  • JFK Assassination

    JFK Assassination

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson
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    President Lyndon B. Johnson's term

  • Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon

    Apollo 11 Lands on the Moon
    Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins land safely on the moon, and effectively end the space race.