On October 4, 1957, Soviets used ICBM to put the first satellite into the Earth's atmosphere. 
Sputnik traveled around the earth at 18,000 miles per hour and circled the globe every 96.2 minutes. The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets caused a major blow to America's confidence. Americans felt extremely inferior to the Soviets and also believed they were falling behind in science and technology. In order to keep up with the Soviets, United States made drastic changes to their educational system. Schools were now focusing on improving their science and math courses.There was a lot of competition between the Soviets and the Untied States to see who would be the first in technological advances. Both the Arms Race and the Space Race caused much tension between the two nations. United States was the first to produce the hydrogen bomb but they were working many scientists to the bone in order to catch up in the space race. After many failed attempts such as "Flopnik" and "Stayputnik", United States finally succeeded to put their own satellite in space on January 31, 1958.
Sputnik traveled around the earth at 18,000 miles per hour and circled the globe every 96.2 minutes. The launch of Sputnik by the Soviets caused a major blow to America's confidence. Americans felt extremely inferior to the Soviets and also believed they were falling behind in science and technology. In order to keep up with the Soviets, United States made drastic changes to their educational system. Schools were now focusing on improving their science and math courses.There was a lot of competition between the Soviets and the Untied States to see who would be the first in technological advances. Both the Arms Race and the Space Race caused much tension between the two nations. United States was the first to produce the hydrogen bomb but they were working many scientists to the bone in order to catch up in the space race. After many failed attempts such as "Flopnik" and "Stayputnik", United States finally succeeded to put their own satellite in space on January 31, 1958. 
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