Film "The Right Stuff"

The US and the ussr were competing in the film "The Right Stuff" by bulit the most and good rocket ships. They were also send the men in the U.S. to doctor 's to see who was the best for the job. After they broke the sound barrier{this is the United states doing this}they found out the Russia send people to space and they also bulit space ships with out the united states finding out about it.In October, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite -- named Sputnik -- to be hurled into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was actually no larger than a beach ball and sent meaningless signals back to earth, but it had a profound effect on the thinking of citizens and governments around the globe. It was a shiny steel sphere about 23 inches across with four antennas trailing behind it. Russian engineers wanted to make sure that people around the globe could both see and hear it.