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Nasa: Tests Versus Time in the Race for Space

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This NASA site offers a good description of the ongoing space race during the Kennedy administration, discussing the "nip and tuck" of the Soviet-U.S. race. Also includes a description of Kennedy's new special assistant for science and technology, Jerome B. Wiesner, and the evolution of the National Aeronautics and Space Council.

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manned space flights, space flights, space race, national aeronautics and space council, soviet-u.s., space program, space task group, u.s.-soviet
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)