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 A replica of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, launched in 1957 |
The Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US) for supremacy in space exploration. Between 1957 and 1975, the Cold War rivalry between the two nations focused on attaining firsts in space exploration, which were seen as necessary for national security and symbolic of technological and ideological superiority. The Space Race involved pioneering efforts to launch artificial satellites, sub-orbital and orbital human spaceflight around the Earth, and piloted voyages to the Moon. It effectively began with the Soviet launch of the Sputnik 1 artificial satellite on 4 October 1957, and concluded with the co-operative Apollo-Soyuz Test Project human spaceflight mission in July 1975. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project came to symbolize détente, a partial easing of strained relations between the USSR and the US.
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- Related: Moon Shot, Spaceflight records, Timeline of space exploration, Woods Hole Conference, Asian space race
| Scanned letter from Wernher Von Braun to Vice Pres... Scanned letter from Wernher Von Braun to Vice President Johnson www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollomon/apollo3.pdf - Web |
| "America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier... "America's Space Program: Exploring a New Frontier", a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan www.nps.gov/.../101space.htm - Web |
| Why Did the USSR Lose the Moon Race? Why Did the USSR Lose the Moon Race? english.pravda.ru/main/2002/12/03/40312.html - Web |
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| Space Race Exhibition Space Race Exhibition www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal114/gal114.htm - Web |
| TheSpaceRace.com TheSpaceRace.com www.thespacerace.com - Web |
| Timeline of the Space Race to the Moon 1960 – 1969 Timeline of the Space Race to the Moon 1960 – 1969 www.historyshots.com/space/timeline.cfm - Web |
| Shadows of the Soviet Space Age, Paul Lucas Shadows of the Soviet Space Age, Paul Lucas www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040503/shadows.shtml - Web |
| Chronology:Moon Race Chronology:Moon Race www.russianspaceweb.com/chronology_moon_race.html - Web |
| Artwork representing the cold war in space Artwork representing the cold war in space www.deepcold.com - Web |
