Answer:
Space race
Explanation:
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy began the expansion of the space program and took the goal of landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade.
Successful launching of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union led to direct formation of NASA in America in 1958. Sputnik became the first artificial satellite in the world to go to Space. The Sputnik I was a technological success with its size, caught the world attention, especially Americans who were astonished.
In 1961, America suffered another blow when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth.
President Kennedy in 1961 understood the need to restore America's trust and expected to exceed the Soviet in the space race.
