Prakirthi Yerram
APUSH II
JFK’s Space Race Legend. Andrew Chaikin.
<http://www.space.com/news/kennedy_tapes_010822.html>
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This website is all about Kennedy’s impact on the space race. It gives information on his
accomplishments and what his administration did to help the race.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library . < http://www.jfklibrary.org/>
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This site offers material on the life of JFK and gives his biography allowing for more
research to be done on his contribution to the space race with the Soviet Union.
JFK’s Contributions
<http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/Space+Program.htm>
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This website gives information on Kennedy’s doings as president and how he launched
the new space program and selected the astronauts for the Mercury Mission. It gives
many primary sources documents to help analyze his role.
JFK and the Space Program. < http://www.uah.edu/colleges/liberal/education/S1998/jem.html >
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The site gives a lot of information on Kennedy’s aspirations and the factors that initiated
the race to space. It also includes the major gains and losses the United states experienced
in the space race.
Space Race, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
<http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm>
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This website gives information on the space race and its origins. It gives views of both
the Soviet Union and the United States on its opinions on the race. Also, this site gives
may quotes by JFK which can be used to help analyze his impact on the space race.
Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age. <http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/hist.html>
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This site gives information on the background and origins of the space race and sputnik.
It also includes biographies on important people during the time periods. It also contains
many documents that can be used to obtain much material.
Sputnik 1: The Satellite That Started It All. Leonard David.
<http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sputnik_45th_anniversary_021004.html>
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This is an article written by Leonard David for Space.com and it gives much information
on the origins of the space race and it focuses majorly on the feelings and reactions of
Americans and Soviets during the period of time.
The Space Race. <http://www.thespacerace.com>
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This website gives information about the manned missions to the Earth orbit and the
moon during the 60s. It includes information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
missions. It gives many primary sources such as photograph, audio recordings, and even
videos.
The Space Race. <http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/dateline_moon/space.htm>
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This site gives a detailed timeline and the impact of major persons on the space race. This
site also gives the major impact of President John Kennedy on the whole process and the
administrations relations with the Soviets.
The Space Race. Astrobiology of Astronomy and Space Flight.
<http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/Space_Race.html>
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This website provides much material on the plight of the astronauts in the Mercury seven
while also explains about JFK’s goals for the United States in the Space Race and why he
wanted to engage in this race.
The Cold War and Space Race Era. Tom Irvine.
<http://www.vibrationdata.com/SpaceRace.htm>
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This site gives a nice timeline and biographies on people such as Alan Shepard, John
Glen, and Kennedy. It also gives much background information on the Soviet
achievements and goals as well as the American ones.