The Space Race was part of the technological rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Sources
- Cold War (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/what-was-space-race (airandspace.si.edu)
- https://www.space.com/space-race.html (space.com)
- https://www.history.com/articles/space-race (history.com)
- https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/sputnik (history.state.gov)
- https://coldwar.unc.edu/theme/the-space-race/ (coldwar.unc.edu)
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