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Space Race - Wikipedia
The Space Race (Russian: космическая гонка, romanized: kosmicheskaya gonka, IPA: [kɐsˈmʲitɕɪskəjə ˈɡonkə]) was a 20th-century competition between the Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability.
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69 - Encyclopedia Britannica
This infographic presents a timeline of space-related achievements by the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. between 1957 and 1969. A description of the timeline is below the graphic.
What Was the Space Race? - National Air and Space Museum
The Space Race became a race to the Moon. Both countries made announcements to launch the first artificial satellite into space, but it was the Soviet Union that brought humanity into the Space Age with their Sputnik satellite, which was successfully launched on October 4, 1957.
Space race | Soviet Union–United States | Britannica
The Space Race was a competitive period between the United States and the Soviet Union, driven by advancements in technology and international rivalry following World War II.
The Space Race: Timeline, Cold War & Facts | HISTORY
Learn about the events that led to the creation of the Apollo Program. Space exploration served as another dramatic arena for Cold War competition.
The History of the Space Race - Education
A less belligerent, but no less competitive, part of the Cold War was the space race. The Soviet Union bested its rival at nearly every turn, until the U.S. beat them to the finish line by landing astronauts on the moon.
What Was the Space Race and Why Did It Matter?
The Space Race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve dominance in spaceflight, running roughly from 1957 to 1975.
The Space Race - National Air and Space Museum
An important element of the Cold War was the Space Race, in which both countries raced to build new technologies to be used for space exploration—with President John F. Kennedy eventually setting his sights on the Moon.
Dawn of the Space Age - NASA
The historic Sputnik launch on Oct. 4, 1957 marked the beginning of the space age, leading to the establishment of NASA as well as the U.S.–Soviet space race.
What was the space race?
The space race was a period of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States over who could conquer space exploration first.
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