Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PrimarySources
Letters
Braun,WernherVon."WerherVonBrauntotheVicePresidentoftheUnitedStates."LettertoLyndon
B.Johnson.29Apr.1961.
Apollo:ARetrospectiveAnalysis
.N.p.:NASA,n.d.N.pag.
NASA
.
UnitedStatesofAmerica.Web.2Feb.2016.
ThislettertotheVicePresidentoftheUShelpedusgainafirstpersonperspectiveofwhatwas
goingonregardingtheApollomissions.Thesignificanceandimportanceofthesemissionswas
revealedinthewordsofWerherVonBraun,andbecausethisisanevaluationoftheprogram,itis
unbiasedandhelpedusunderstandtheimportanceofthesuccessoftheApollomissions.
Brooks,Overton."RecommendationRetheNationalSpaceProgram."LettertoLyndonB.Johnson.4
May1961.MS.Washington,D.C.
WhentheSpaceRacewasjuststarting,peopledidnotknowatthattimethatitwouldbearace
solelybetweentheUSandtheUSSR.Thisletterisoneofthedefiningmomentsoftherace,
becauseitclearlynarrowsdowntheconflictbetweentheUSandtheUSSRtoaracebetweenthe
twonations.
Johnson,LyndonB."MemorandumForthePresident."LettertoJohnF.Kennedy.28Apr.1961.MS.
Washington,D.C.
TheseriesoflettersbetweenLyndonB.JohnsontoJohnF.Kennedyhelpedusunderstandwhatthe
PresidentandVicePresidenthadinmindwhileworkingonnewspaceprogramsfortheUS.Itgave
usafirstpersonpointofviewaboutwhattheexecutivemembersoftheUShadinmindwhile
partakinginthisconflictbetweentheUSSR.
Kennedy,JohnF."MemorandumForVicePresident."LettertoLyndonB.Johnson.30Apr.1961.MS.
Boston,Massachusetts.
TheseriesoflettersbetweenLyndonB.JohnsontoJohnF.Kennedyhelpedusunderstandwhatthe
PresidentandVicePresidenthadinmindwhileworkingonnewspaceprogramsfortheUS.Itgave
usafirstpersonpointofviewaboutwhattheexecutivemembersoftheUShadinmindwhile
partakinginthisconflictbetweentheUSSR.
Kennedy,JohnF."TelegramCongratulatingKhrushchevonMannedSpaceFlight."LettertoKrushchev.
12Apr.1961.MS.TheWhiteHouse,Washington,D.C.
ThistelegramtoKhrushchevfromJohnF.KennedywaswrittenaftertheVostokmissionwas
successful.ThoughitseemsthattheUSandUSSRweredirectcompetitors,thislettermakesit
seemlikethetwowereongoodterms.ThisprimarysourcehelpedusunderstandthattheSpace
Racewasnotjustblackandwhite,howeverhadmanylayerstoit.
MemorandumofConferenceWithPresident."LettertoDwightD.Eisenhower.8Oct.1957.MS.
Washington,D.C.
Thisletter,likeotherletters,gaveusaperspectiveintowhattheUSgovernmentwasthinking
duringthetimetheSpaceRacestarted.Theletterwasusedtohelpusgaininsightintowhatthe
executiveswerethinkingduringthetimesofturmoil.Theinterestingthingisthatthisletterwas
writtentothePresident,anditincludesonlypositivethingsabouttheUS.Werealizethismaystem
fromwhomtheletterwaswrittento.
Nixon,Richard."Apollo:ARetrospectiveAnalysis."LettertoDr.Petrone.21Mar.1972.MS.N.p.
ThisletterwaswrittenaboutadecadeaftertheinitiationofthespaceprogrambyJohn.F.Kennedy.
ItgivesusaglimpseofhowthespaceprogramoftheUSevolvedduringtheyears,andgaveus
insightintowhattheexecutivemembersoftheUSwerethinkingafteralltheyearstheprogramhad
beenactivated.ThesuccessoftheApollomissionsclearlywerelookeduponwithafavorablelight,
andthisletterhelpedusdeterminethegenerallightinwhichthespaceprogramwasviewed.
Thompson,FloydL.
ReportofApollo204ReviewBoardtotheAdministrator,NationalAeronauticsand
SpaceAdministration
.Rep.Washington,D.C.:NASA,1967.Print.
ThisreportoftheApollomissionsinformofletterhelpedusdeterminethelightinwhichthe
missionswereviewed.Fromthiswedeterminedthatthemissionswereverysuccessful,and
thereforeviewedinafavorablelightinthegovernment.Weusedthisletterinordertodetermine
howweshouldportraytheUSspointofviewinourwebsite.
Speeches/Lectures
Kennedy,JohnF."JohnF.KennedyMoonSpeech."JohnKennedy'sRiceStadiumMoonSpeech.Texas,
Houston.12Sept.1962.Speech.
ThespeechthatJohnF.KennedymadeatRiceStadiumisaspeechthatisknownforitsinspiring
quotesandwords.ThespeechhelpedusdeterminehowPresidentKennedyinspiredandmotivated
Americanstoreachforthestars,andhelpedusunderstandwhathisgoalswereforthespace
programintheUS.
Kennedy,JohnF."UrgentNationalNeeds."JointSessionofCongress.Boston.25May1961.Speech.
ThisspeechwasmadeduringthetimethatPresidentKennedywasattemptingtoconvince
Congress,andtheAmericanpeoplethatspacewasworthpursuing.WithoutthisspeechtheSpace
Racemightneverhavetakenplace.ThisspeechmadebythePresidentshowsushowinvestedhe
wasintothisconflictbetweentheUSSR,andhelpedusformulatethepointofviewthathetook
regardingtheSpaceRace.
Nixon,Richard."InEventofMoonDisaster."InEventofMoonDisaster.Speech.
Intheeventofadisaster,thiswasthespeechthatPresidentNixonpreparedtogivetothepeopleof
America.EventhoughtheUSwasveryoptimisticabouttheirspaceprogram,thispotentialspeech
showsusthattheywerenotheadsovertailsintheirpursuittothemoon.Thisspeechthatwasnot
spokenhelpedusdeterminewhattheUSthoughtabouttheirprogramintheinside.
Images
Apollo13.Digitalimage.NASA.NASA,n.d.Web.24Jan.2016.
<http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/NASA45/48/48image.html>.
Whenwethinkofspaceshuttles,weimagineverysecurecraftsthataresturdy.Howeverthe
realityfortheApollo13imageswerethattheshuttleswereundevelopedandnotverysafe.Images
likethesehelptheviewersvisualizewhattripstospacereallywere.Weusedtheseimagesinour
websitetoshowthereaderswhatspaceisreallylike.
Colman,Dan.NagasakiBombing.Digitalimage.OpenCulture.OpenCulture,7Feb.2014.Web.15Jan.
2016.
<http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/hauntinguneditedfootageofthebombingofnagasaki19
45.html>.
Asmentionedinthewebsite,thedevelopmentoftheatomicbombwasoneofthekeycomponents
thatstartedthearmsrace.Wewantedtogivetheviewersaviewofhowdestructivethebombs
were,andthereforejustifywhytheUSSRfeltsothreatened.
DescendingTowardstheMoon1.Digitalimage.NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,July2010.Web.05
Feb.2016.<http://history.nasa.gov/ap1135ann/apollo11_log/p6.jpg>.
ThiswasoneofthreeimagesthatshowedthedescentofBuzzAldrintowardsthemoon.This
imagegivesusasenseofrealityandpossibility,andtheuseofthisimageinourwebsite,along
withthethreeotherimages,helpsthereadersvisualizewhatwasgoingonatthemoon.
DescendingTowardstheMoon2.Digitalimage.NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,July2010.Web.05
Feb.2016.<http://history.nasa.gov/ap1135ann/apollo11_log/p7a.jpg>.
ThiswasoneofthreeimagesthatshowedthedescentofBuzzAldrintowardsthemoon.This
imagegivesusasenseofrealityandpossibility,andtheuseofthisimageinourwebsite,along
withthethreeotherimages,helpsthereadersvisualizewhatwasgoingonatthemoon.
DescendingTowardstheMoon3.Digitalimage.NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,July2010.Web.05
Feb.2016.<http://history.nasa.gov/ap1135ann/apollo11_log/p7b.jpg>.
ThiswasoneofthreeimagesthatshowedthedescentofBuzzAldrintowardsthemoon.This
imagegivesusasenseofrealityandpossibility,andtheuseofthisimageinourwebsite,along
withthethreeotherimages,helpsthereadersvisualizewhatwasgoingonatthemoon.
".."GlorytotheSovietpeoplethepioneerofspace...Flickr."2015.5Feb.2016
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/xray_delta_one/8682781888
>
ThisimageisapropagandaposterfromtheUSSR.Theimagehelpedusunderstandthetechniques
boththeUSandUSSRusedinordertoinfluenceandconvincetheircitizensthattheSpaceRace
wassomethinggoodandbeneficialforbothnations.Thispropagandaposterisjustanexampleof
manythathelpedswaythepublic,andweusedthisinourwebsitetohelpexplainhowthepeople
wereconvincedtohelpwiththeeffortsofconqueringspace.
Lacnoz.Sputnik1ExplodedView.Digitalimage.Space.Purch,n.d.Web.22Jan.2016.
<http://www.space.com/images/i/000/022/354/original/sputnik1explodedview.jpg?interpolation=
lanczosnone&downsize=660:*>.
AnexplodedviewoftheSputnikhelpstheviewersunderstandhowsimpleyeteffectivethe
Sputnikwas.Thefactthatsuchasimpleobjectcouldenterspacereallyamazedtheworld.We
usedthisimageinordertohelpconveythesenseofpossibilitytowardstheviewers,forifitis
possibletosendthisinspace,itispossibletodoanything.
McMitchell,Gary.AwakeAtLast?Digitalimage.NotEvenPast.NotEvenPast,n.d.Web.21Jan.2016.
<https://notevenpast.org/wpcontent/uploads/imagecache/lg_/Cartoon_0.png>.
ThepoliticalcartoonperfectlyportraystheUS'sreactiontowardstheSputniklaunch.Weusedthis
cartooninour"NewFrontier"pagetoshowtheUS'sreactiontowardsthismonumentalchangein
theworld.
NASA.Apollo11Logo.Digitalimage.NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,13Nov.2007.Web.25Jan.
2016.<https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/s6934875_0.jpg>.
WhentalkingabouttheApollo11missioninour"NewFrontier"tab,theimportanceofthe
missionwasreallyemphasized.Weusedlikeimageslikethesetoincludemorecontentaboutthe
Apollo11,andthereforeemphasizeitmoretowardstheviewers.
NASA.Laika.Digitalimage.TimeDot.TimeDot,1957.Web.3Feb.2016.
<https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/laika.jpeg?quality=75&strip=color&w=1100>.
Laikawasthefirstlivingorganismtogoupintospace.Thisimagehelpstheviewersvisualzethe
practicalityofthisproject,andgivesafacetowords.Weusedthisimagetohelptheviewers
imaginetherealityofthisproject.
"PresidentKennedy'sSpeechatRiceUniversityYouTube."2011.5Feb.2016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaFTVRhZqg
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ThisisanimagefromPresidentKennedysspeechregardingtheSpaceRacetotheAmerican
public.Thisspeechwasaniconiconethatisoftenreferredtowhenwelookattheaspectsthat
swayedthepeopletosupporttheexplorationofspace.Weusedthisimageinourwebsitetogive
theviewersvisualsabouthowthegovernmentofAmericaswayeditspeople.
Pungartnik,Heidi.TheHolyTrinityofCommunistUpbringing.Digitalimage.Pxleyes.Pxleyes,n.d.
Web.30Jan.2016.
<http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2012/01/25russianpropagandaposterdesignsanalyzed/>.
ThispropagandapostercreatedbytheUSSRhelpsusgaininsightintowhattheUSSRdidto
convinceandswayitspeopletoacceptandproliferatecommunism.Acentralissueinourwebsite
isthefightbetweencommunismandanticommunism,andthisposterwasusedtohelpusgain
insightintothematter.
RoverontheMoon.Digitalimage.NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,23Nov.2000.Web.25Jan.2016.
<http://dayton.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN2000001123.jpg>.
Imagesliketheseareverycommonwhenweimaginespace.Thoughwecannotgotospace
directly,imageslikethesehelptheviewersimagineandpicturewhatitisliketogotospace.We
includedimagesliketheseinordertohelptheviewersofthiswebsitevisualizetheApollo13
mission.
U.S.Navy.VanguardRocketExplodes.Digitalimage.Wikipedia.WikimediaFoundation,6Dec.1957.
Web.22Jan.2016.
IntheSpaceRaceonlythesuccessesoftheprogramsareemphasizedbygovernments,andthe
failuresarecoveredupquickly.TheimageoftheexplosionoftheVanguardhelpsusgaina
perspectiveintotheharshrealityofspace,therealitythathorriblethingsmayhappen.
Websites
"AvalonProjectCubanMissleCrisisLetterFromtheRepresentativetotheUnitedNations(Stevenson)
toPresidentKennedy."
AvalonProjectCubanMissleCrisisLetterFromtheRepresentativetothe
UnitedNations(Stevenson)toPresidentKennedy
.N.p.,n.d.Web.11Feb.2016.
Thiswebsitecontainstheofficialletter(primarydocument)fromtheRepresentativetotheUnited
Nations(Stevenson)toKennedy,onbehalfoftheUNsurgetowardsAmericathatitkeeppeace
withtheUSSRandtheentireCubanMissileCrisis.StevensonstressesthattheUSwillonly
becomeembroiledinmoreturmoilshoulditstrikeintotheCubanbasestotakecontrolofthe
missilesimplantedbytheUSSR.HeurgesthattheUSplanfornegotiationandsanityratherthan
bloodshedfortheinnocentCubancitizensandAmericansincluded.Thisisagreatprimary
resourcethatreflectsupontheperspectiveoftheUN,andinternationalorganizationthatseeksto
maintainpeacearoundtheworld,onthebasisoftheColdWar,andonthelargerschemetheSpace
Race.
"EP72LogofApollo11."NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,n.d.Web.8Feb.2016.
<http://history.nasa.gov/ap1135ann/apollo11_log/log.htm>.
ThisloggaveusafirsthandaccountastowhathappenedintheApollo11.Itwasinterestingto
heartheastronaut'stakeoneventsthatchangedtheworld,fromtheirpointofview.
"EisenhowerSputnikConferenceMemoNationalArchives..."2015.6Feb.2016
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https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/sputnikmemo/
>
Thiswebsiteincludesprimarysourceslikelettersandofficialgovernmentdocumentsthatwere
writtenrightafterthelaunchofSputnik.AfterthelaunchoftheSputnik,therewasalotofpanicin
theworld,especiallyintheUS.Theselettersanddocumentsgiveusinsightintowhatthispanic
waslikeinthewhitehouse.Eventhoughtherewasalotofpanic,theUSgovernmentsattemptsto
staycalmarequiteinterestingtoreadfromafirstpersonpointofview.
"TheOtherSpaceRace:EisenhowerandtheQuestforAerospaceSecurity(Sambaluk)CollectSPACE:
Messages."
TheOtherSpaceRace:EisenhowerandtheQuestforAerospaceSecurity(Sambaluk)
CollectSPACE:Messages
.N.p.,n.d.Web.11Feb.2016.
ThiswebsitegivesaclearinsightintothestateoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaduringatimeof
strugglefornationalsecurity,especiallyintheperspectiveofPresidentEisenhowerduringthetime
period.AlthoughitisnotfocusedonthemainstreamSpaceRacethatismostcommonlyknown,
thiswebsitedoesagoodjobofportrayingapersonalinsightintoapoliticallydrivenbattlebetween
theUSandUSSR,thatofthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesduringhisterminofficeand
affiliationswiththeSpaceRace,theColdWarincluded.
"StrategicArmsLimitationsTalks/Treaty(SALT)IandII19691976MilestonesOfficeofthe
Historian."StrategicArmsLimitationsTalks/Treaty(SALT)IandII19691976Milestones
OfficeoftheHistorian.UnitedStatesofAmerica,31Oct.2001.Web.3Feb.2016.
<https://history.state.gov/milestones/19691976/salt>.
TheendoftheSpaceRaceisveryvague,butthisprimarywebsitehelpedclearitup.TheSALT
agreementsbetweentheUSandUSSRweremaincontributorstothedtentethatthetwonations
had.Theanalyzationofthistreatyhelpedusunderstandhowthetwonationsmadepeacewith
eachother.
"AndThat'stheWayItWas:April12,1961."ColumbiaJournalismReview.Web.11Feb.2016.
Thiswebsiteincludesmultipleprimarysources,likenewspapers,aboutthereactionsaroundthe
worldtowardstheVostok1mission.Weusedtheseprimarysourcestogleaninformationabout
whatthepeopleandmediaatthattimethoughtofabouttheVostokmission.
Audio/Video
InternationalAstronauticalFederation."1957:Sputnik2(USSR)."Youtube.Youtube,6May2003.Web.
19Jan.2016.<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz63twfoW3c>.
ThisvideoisabouttheSputnik2launching,andthesuccessfulsendingofalivingorganisminto
space.Weusedthisprimarysourceinourwebsitetogivethereadersafirstpersonviewofwhat
happenedduringthattimeintheUSSR.
Publications
Collins,MartinJ.
SpaceRace:TheU.S.U.S.S.R.CompetitiontoReachtheMoon
.SanFrancisco,CA:
PomegranateCommunications,1999.Print.
TheintroductioninthisbookbyMartinJ.Collinsencompassesthebeginningsofinternational
conflictthatarosewiththeSpaceRace,primarilythetensionbetweentheUSandUSSRasaresult
oftheongoingColdWar.ThisprintoffersgreatquotationsfromUSofficialsthatdepicttheUS
stateofurgencyintimesofhighnationalcompetitionfordominanceandsecurity.
"MenWalkonMoon."TheNewYorkTimesn.d.:n.pag.Print.
AnewspaperfromthistimeperiodallowsustoseetheUS'sreactionofwhathappenedinthe
nationatthattimewhenthefirstmansteppedonthemoon.Itgivesusaprimaryviewastowhat
themediawastalkingabout.
"NixoninRussia."TIME1July1974:n.pag.Web.
Thedtentewasanothercrucialturningpointfortheworldatthetime,whichiswhyitwas
featuredonthefrontcoverofTIMEmagazine.Thismagazinecoveralsoshowsushowtheworld
reactedtowardsthisconceptofpeacebetweentheUSandUSSR.Weusedthiscoverinorderto
helptheviewersunderstandwhateverybodythoughtofthisoutcomeoftheSpaceRace.
"TimeMagazineVol.LXXVIINo.17."TimeMagazine21Apr.1961:n.pag.Web.3Feb.2016."The
ManinSpace"
TIMEmagazinecovershowsushowtheworldthoughtoftheeventsoftheVostok1mission.The
factthatthiseventwasfeaturedonTIMEmagazine'scovershowsusthattheeventstakingplace
weretrulymonumental.
Woolway,Tony."SovietsWinRaceforFirstSpaceFlightRETROREPORTOCTOBER1957HowWe
Covered."WesternMail(Cardiff,Wales).N.p.,5Oct.2010.Web.6Feb.2016.
<
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1238615927.html?refid=easy_hf
>.
ThisnewspaperarticleisaresponsetothesuccessfullaunchandlandingoftheVostokmission.It
wasaninsightintothereactionsoftheworldafterthefirstmanwentandcamebackfromspace.
Weusedthisprimarysourcetogaugethereactionoftheworldwhenthefirstmancamebackfrom
space,anduseditinourwebsitetotelltheviewersaboutthisreaction.
SecondarySources
Images
Explorer1.Digitalimage.Wikipedia.WikimediaFoundation,1Jan.1958.Web.22Jan.2016.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorer_1#/media/File:Explorer1.jpg>.
Therearemanydifferenttypesofspaceshuttles,andthiswasthephasewhentheUSwastryingto
determinehowtocreatethebestspacecraft.TheExplorerandthecreationofitwasalandmark
innovationintheUS,andthisimagehelpstheviewersunderstandwhatwentintothecreationof
suchaninvention.
Fastfission.USandUSSRNuclearStockpiles.Digitalimage.Wikipedia.WikimediaFoundation,Aug.
2006.Web.25Jan.2016.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_nuclear_weapons_stockpiles_and_nuclear_tests_by_cou
ntry#/media/File:US_and_USSR_nuclear_stockpiles.svg>.
ThegraphhererepresentstheArmsRacethattheUSandUSSRparticipatedin.Ithelpsthe
viewersvisualizehowmanynuclearweaponstherewereduringthistime,andallowstheviewers
toseewhytensionswererisingbetweenthesenations.Weusedthisgraphtohelpthereaders
understandvisuallytheimplicationsofmorenuclearweaponsintheworld.
AReplicaofSputnik1.Digitalimage.Wikipedia.Wikipedia,1Jan.2004.Web.27Jan.2016.
TheimageofthereplicaoftheSputnik1helpeduspictureandvisualizewhattherealSputnik
lookedlike.Thoughtheobjectlooksinsignificant,thegravityandimportanceoftheobjectwas
emphasizedinourwebsite,andtheimagewasusedtohelptheviewerspicturewhatitreally
lookedlike.
Websites
Dunbar,Brian."SocietalImpactoftheSpaceAge."NASA.NASA,07Nov.2005.Web.2Feb.2016.
<http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_09.html>.
Thissecondarywebsitegivesusinformationastothereasonandincentiveforexploringspace.
Insteadofbeingspecifictoanevent,likethelaunchoftheSputnik,thisarticletalksaboutspace
explorationingeneral.Weusedthisarticleasastartingpointinourresearch,andbuiltuponitas
wewenton.
"TheEndoftheSpaceRace?"ThePartnership.UnitedStatesofAmerica,n.d.Web.29Jan.2016.
<http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP4209/ch38.htm>.
ThiswebsitedealswiththeendoftheSpaceRace.Ittalksabouttheleadingfactorsfortheend,
andthepeacethatwasachievedbetweentheUSandUSSR.Weusedthiswebsitetogain
informationabouttheendofthetopicwewereresearching.
Grayzeck,Ed."Sputnik2."NASA.UnitedStatesofAmerica,9Feb.2016.Web.10Feb.2016.
<http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1957002A>.
WeusedthiswebsiteinordertogointomoredepthintotheSputnik2.Weneededthis
informationinordertofindoutmoreabouttheconflictbetweentheUSandUSSRregardingthe
SpaceRace.Thisinformationwasveryusefulbecauseitgaveusinsightintotheconstantsending
ofthingsintospace,andtheideaofoneuppingeachother.
Herbert,Evan."HowDidtheSpaceRacebetweentheU.S.andSovietRussiaAffectAmericanPolitics?"
WashingtonStateUniversity.WashingtonSateUniversity,30Aug.2014.Web.22Jan.2016.
<http://history105.libraries.wsu.edu/fall2014/2014/08/30/globaleffectsofthespaceracebetween
theusandsovietrussia19551972/>.
WhenwewerelookingattheaftermathoftheSpaceRace,weusedthiswebsitetodeterminethe
effecttheSpaceRacehadonpolitics,specificallyoftheUS.Withinthissecondarysourcethere
werealsoprimarysourcesthathelpedusconductourresearch.Thiswebsitehelpedusconduct
primaryresearchinourfirststagestofindbasicinformationabouttheaftermath.
Loff,Sarah."Apollo11MissionOverview."NASA.NASA,18Sept.2015.Web.2Feb.2016.
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html>.
TheApollo11MissionOverviewhelpedusconductresearchthatgoesmoreindepthaboutthe
Apollo11mission.Itgaveusinsightintowhatwasgoingonduringthemission,andthemission
highlights,goals,andevents.
"PresidentKennedy'sNextMoonshotMoment."Space.Purch,n.d.Web.23Jan.2016.
<http://www.space.com/11775presidentkennedymoonshotmoment.html#ooid=oxeXd4cDo5y0
HfqyCtLkWqbfI8hchw7>.
Inthiswebsite,thereareprimarysourcesthathelpeduswithourresearch.Thiswebsiteledusto
morevideos,documents,andotherprimarysourcesthathelpedusbuildourwebsiteandgetour
information.Weusedthiswebsiteasaresearchguide,andfolloweditinordertocontinueour
researchasagroup.
"RacetotheMoonPrint:MoreInformation."RacetotheMoonPrint:MoreInformation.HistoryShots,
n.d.Web.1Feb.2016.<http://www.historyshotsinfoart.com/space/backstory.cfm>.
Atimelineispresentonthiswebsitethatprovidesreliableandinterestinginformationregarding
theracetospace.Theeventspresentonthistimelinehelpedusdeterminewhateventswere
importantduringtheSpaceRace,andhelpedusnarrowdownourtopicevenmore.
Sagdeev,Ronald."UnitedStatesSovietSpaceCooperationduringtheColdWar."NASA.UnitedStates
Government,n.d.Web.2Feb.2016.
<http://www.nasa.gov/50th/50th_magazine/coldWarCoOp.html>.
Thissecondarysourceofawebsitehelpedusgatherinformationtostartourproject.Itwasoneof
thestartingpointsinourresearch,andhelpeddetermineourtopicandnarrowitdown.Weused
thiswebsitetogainbasicinformationabouttheconflictsduringtheSpaceRace.
"TheScientificLegacyofSputnik."Space.com.Web.04Feb.2016.
TheSputnikwasareallyEarthchangingevent.Thissecondarywebsitegivesinformationabout
theeffectsoftheSputnikinthelongterm.Weusedthiswebsitetoconductprimaryresearchabout
thelegaciesandexchangesinspacethataffectedtheworld.
Tate,Karl."Sputnik1:World's1stArtificialSatelliteExplained(Infographic)."Space.com.Purch,3Oct.
2013.Web.21Jan.2016.
<http://www.space.com/17888firstsatellitesputnik1explainedinfographic.html>.
ThiswebsitehasaninfographiconitthathelpsexplaintheSputnikandhowitaffectedtheworld.
ThisbigeventwasonethingthatstartedtheSpaceRace,andisreallyemphasizedinourwebsite.
ThisarticlehelpedusgetgoodandreliableinformationaboutthetopicoftheSputniklaunch.
Trieste,Gregory."THESPACERACEERAS."HaikuDeck.HaikuDeck,14Mar.2012.Web.15Jan.
2016.<https://www.haikudeck.com/thespaceraceeraseducationpresentationhtDX0Xakrh>.
ThiswebsiteincludesatimelineandgoesindepthabouttheeventsoftheSpaceRace.Weused
thiswebsiteinordertohelpnarrowdownourtopic,andmakesurethatourinformationwas
correct.Thiswebsitehelpedusgathercorrectinformationaboutthetopicathand.
"VanderbiltLibrary."Home.Web.09Feb.2016.
ThissecondarywebsitesourcehelpedusfindalotofgeneralinformationabouttheSpaceRace.It
includesalotofprimarysourceswithinthesecondarysource,soweusedthoseaswellforour
website.Thiswebsitewasoneoftheplaceswherewestartedourproject,andhelpeduskickstart
ourresearch.
Weaver,KennethF."FirstExplorersontheMoon."TheFlightofApollo11NationalGeographic
Magazine.NationalGeographic,Dec.1969.Web.11Feb.2016.
<http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/1969/12/moonlanding/apolloflighttext>.
Apollo11Missionwasverypivotalandimportantintheracetospace.Thiswebsitegoesdeeply
intotheevents,highlights,andgoalsoftheApollo11mission.Weusedthiswebsitetohelpus
analyzetheimportanceandsignificanceofthemissionaswell.
"WhatExactlyIsa'SputnikMoment?'"Space.com.Web.04Feb.2016.
WhenresearchingabouttheSpaceRace,theSputnikwasoneofthemaineventsthatcameupthat
affectedtheSpaceRace.Weusedthiswebsiteinordertodetermineandidentifytheeffectsofthe
launchoftheSputniktotheworld.ThisgreatlyhelpeduswithourANewFrontiertab,
specificallywiththeeffectsoftheSputnikontheworld.
Interview
"IntroductiontotheSpaceRace."Personalinterview.5Feb.2016.
ThiswasaninterviewconductedinordertohelpuswithourbasicknowledgeoftheSpaceRace.
Byaskinggeneralquestions,wewereabletogarneralotofinformationaboutawidetopicofthe
SpaceRace.Welaterusedthisinformationtonarrowdownourtopicandmakeitmorerefined.