"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind...," said Neil Armstrong as he took his first steps onto the surface of the moon (Qtd. in Nash 802). Humans have had tremendous curiosity about space since the beginning of time. But the space age only began when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. It was the first of its kind to orbit the earth, therefore winning the space race in favor of the soviets (Oberg 694). Space Exploration had a significant and lasting impact on the development of the United States of America because it pioneered new technology, advanced the United States in the space race, and expanded the space program.

First, Space Exploration had a significant and lasting impact America because it introduced new technology such as rocket fuel, shuttles, and rockets. One technology that was developed due to space exploration was rocket fuel. Before 1911, scientists had...