During this time, many people started to believe that going to space was actually possible. When President Kennedy said that he wanted to have a man on the moon by the end of the decade, a lot of the public did not believe it was possible, but with the successful test of The Mercury Program, people began to change their views on the idea of landing someone on the moon in such a short amount of time actually seemed possible. Science teachers, math teachers, engineers, and technicians alike are extremely excited about the knowledge that space exploration has to offer. Also, because of this Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) became more of a focus in schools than ever before. Another plus side of having the American people on the same side was because it showed, that if they unite and work their hardest for a common goal, they can achieve any goal they set for themselves. What was also great about having the country on the same page to beat the Soviets was the fact that it helped unify the country and get behind a main goal to beat the Soviets by putting a man on the
During this time, many people started to believe that going to space was actually possible. When President Kennedy said that he wanted to have a man on the moon by the end of the decade, a lot of the public did not believe it was possible, but with the successful test of The Mercury Program, people began to change their views on the idea of landing someone on the moon in such a short amount of time actually seemed possible. Science teachers, math teachers, engineers, and technicians alike are extremely excited about the knowledge that space exploration has to offer. Also, because of this Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) became more of a focus in schools than ever before. Another plus side of having the American people on the same side was because it showed, that if they unite and work their hardest for a common goal, they can achieve any goal they set for themselves. What was also great about having the country on the same page to beat the Soviets was the fact that it helped unify the country and get behind a main goal to beat the Soviets by putting a man on the