Launching the Space Race
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- Creator
- National Air and Space Museum
- Views
- 6,170
- Video Title
- Launching the Space Race
- Description
- The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, proving that they mastered WWII rocket technology. Sputnik spurred the U.S. to develop rocket, space flight, and navigation technology to rival the Soviet Union.
- Video Duration
- 1 min 44 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- aviation air space national museum smithsonian airplane NASA Rocket Jet Discovery SR-71 Blackbird "Space Shuttle" History Science STEM astronaut
- Uploaded
- 2016-10-04T11:24:23.000Z
- Type
- YouTube Videos
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- airandspace
- National Air and Space Museum
- YouTube Channel
- airandspace
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences
- Record ID
- yt_iAEshwQmMvU
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