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Space Race TimelineVUS.15c
USSR? Year & Event USA?
1926
Robert Goddard
1944-1945
V-2 Program& Operation
Paperclip1957
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 2
Laika1958
Explorer I
Creation of NASA
National Defense
Education Act
AM-13Gordo1961
Vostok 1Yuri Gagarin
Freedom 7Alan Shepard
1962
Friendship 7John Glenn
JFK at Rice University
1963
Vostok 6Valentina
Tereshkova1968
Apollo 81969
Apollo 11(Armstrong,
Aldrin & Collins)1975
Apollo-Soyuz Rendezvous
1981
USS Columbia
1983
Sally Ride1988
International Space Station1990
Hubble Telescope
1997
Mars Rover2011
USS Atlantis landing2012
SpaceX Dragon
2030 (projected)
???Manned
Mission to Mars
???
Technological AdvancesVUS.15c
Advances in CommunicationsSatellites Global positioning system
(GPS)Personal Mobile Devices
Positive Effects
Potential Harm
Positive Effects
Potential Harm
Positive Effects
Potential Harm
Changes to WorkTelecommuting Outsourcing and Offshoring
Positive Effects Potential Harm Positive Effects Potential Harm
Robotics Growth of Service Industries
Positive Effects Potential Harm Positive Effects Potential Harm
Other Effects of New TechnologyOnline Educational Course Work Diagnostic & Imaging Technologies (MRIs &
CT Scans)
Positive Effects Potential Harm Positive Effects Potential Harm
Political CartoonsBreak into four groups. Examine your group of cartoons, then explain their meaning to the
class.Group 1
Group 2
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Group 4