| Event ID: | 18084 |
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| Organization: | Newport Astronomy Club |
| Event Web Site: | http://www.newportastronomyclub.com |
| Dates: | 5th October 2017 to 5th October 2017 |
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| Type: | Public |
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| Country: | Ireland |
| State/Province: | Mayo |
| City: | Newport |
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| Location: | Grainne Uaile Newport Co. Mayo |
| Event Name: | The Space Race 8211 How Sputnik put a man on the moon. |
| Event Description: | On October 4th 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into an elliptical low Earth orbit - this caught America completely by surprise and triggered the Space Race a part of the larger Cold War. The Soviets would go on to launch the dog Laika into space followed by the first man in orbit cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin while America played catch-up in the full glare of the media spotlight. U.S. President John F. Kennedy s We choose to go to the moon speech was delivered to a large crowd gathered at Rice Stadium in Houston Texas on September 12th 1962. It galvanised the American space effort which would ultimately result in the Apollo programme and the landing of the first man on the moon ... |
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| Report on the Results: | The talk was well received with very positive feedback but the attendance at the event was disappointing. |
| Attendance: | 12 |
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| Media Impressions: | 5 |
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