Film Lesson - "The Right Stuff"

The film "The Right Stuff",showed the competition between the USA and the USSR in what was called the Space Race. It was when both countries were competing to be the best in space exploration. It took place during the period of the Cold War. Both countries tried to out smart one another. When one made a record the next, would come back in full blow, making a even better one. The first to launch a rocket in Space,that orbit around the Earth, was the USSR, with a human inside. In response , the United States began to created rockets of their own. The US had many difficulties launching the rockets. When they did they launched it with a living being inside;a chimp. They still didn't top the Soviet Union, which frustrated them, they wanted so badly to be on top. The USA then broke the sound barrier, which was gold, but they still didn't top the USSR. Eventually the USA won the Space Race because they topped the USSR when they sent the fist man to the moon.
This film showed the drive these two countries had to be the best. With hard work and determination they did the impossible, because they wanted to be first. In my opinion their was no true winner of this competition because each showed their true colours and what their creativity. If this competition didn't take place we would not have so much knowledge of the world around us , as well as other planets.