Seattle started planning for the fair in 1955 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1959. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite. America became very concerned about potential wars involving rockets carrying nuclear warheads. The planning for the Seattle World's Fair switched it's theme from celebrating the past to looking toward the future. Science and space exploration became the main idea for most of the fair. On May 25, 1961, President Kennedy announced the goal of landing a man on the moon. The Seattle World's Fair opened in April of 1962.
Listen to Sputnik recorded over Texas in 1957.
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