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title: "What effect did the Soviet Union's sending a man into space in 1961 have on President Kennedy?"  
description: "What effect did the Soviet Union's sending a man into space in 1961 have on President Kennedy?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-22  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42865/what-effect-did-the-soviet-union-s-sending-a-man-into-space-in-1961-have-on-president-kennedy  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What effect did the Soviet Union's sending a man into space in 1961 have on President Kennedy? 

What [effect](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11577/how-4d-bim-modeling-has-a-highly-positive-effect-on-construction-projects) did the Soviet [Union](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41834/how-can-one-best-describe-the-soviet-union-s-role-in-eisenhower-s-domino-theory)'s sending a man into [space](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52139/name-of-the-moon-mission-2024-which-was-unveiled-by-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration) in 1961 have on [President Kennedy](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41437/why-did-president-kennedy-favor-the-test-ban-treaty)? \
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