Film Lesson: "The Right Stuff"

The movie "The Right Stuff" was all about the United States and Russia in the Space Race. The Russian started a space program before the United States did, but after the United States over hard that the Russians were testing rockets to go into space. The United States also started the NASA program to compete with Russia's Space program. U.S. spent all the money that they could use could instead of using it on finding cure's for cancer and other diseases. After many testings they finally sent a "Monkey" into space first. The first person was a monkey not a man. After that the Russians sent a man into space. The first man in space was a Russian not a American. This angered the United State NASA program so the U.S. spent more time and money into the program. The U.S. sent the first man on to the moon . The first man on the moon was a American.