Film Lesson - "The Right Stuff"

In the movie "The Right Stuff" the United States and the Soviet Union were competing on who can put the first person on the moon and who can get most things done before the other. This completion between the two countries was called the Space Race.

In the Space Race, the Soviet Union was winning. They were able to get the first satellite in space. The Soviets were also able to get the first man in space as well. His name was Yurr Gagarin. But then the United States pulled ahead with getting the first man on the moon and getting the first monkey in space. The United States was also able to orbit the earth up to seven times. The sence in the film that will help me remember the Cold War was when the United States had all the rocket test and one by one they failed and blew up. But soon enough they got it to go up without blowing up.