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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.

What Was the Space Race? - National Air and Space Museum
As technology advanced and powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were developed by both countries, the arms race gave way to another race—the Space Race.

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.

The Space Race: Timeline, Cold War & Facts | HISTORY
Beginning in the late 1950s, space became another dramatic arena for this competition, as each side sought to prove the superiority of its technology, its military firepower and–by extension–its...

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.

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 - 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.

TheSpaceRace.com
Welcome to TheSpaceRace.com, a website dedicated to the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs. This site is intended to be a reference for people learning about space history, whether they are students or just space enthusiasts.

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.

New Space Race - Wikipedia
The Cold War -era Space Race was primarily a geopolitical rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve superior spaceflight capability. The New Space Race is more multipolar, including the national space programs from China, Europe, India, Japan, Russia and the United States.

         

 

 

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