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space race

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competition to explore space between USA and USSR

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The space race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve major milestones in space exploration, such as launching satellites and sending humans into orbit. It mattered because it demonstrated technological prowess during the Cold War and drove rapid advances in science and engineering that had lasting impacts on both nations.

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Within Vinony's link graph, space race is referenced by 2,694 other articles, and connects out to Apollo–Soyuz, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and Apollo Command and Service Module.

It is catalogued under topics including Cold War, History of science and technology in the United States and History of spaceflight.

Its subject is documented across 69 Wikipedia language editions.

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start time
1957-10-04
end time
1975-07-00
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Space Race
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Cold WarHistory of science and technology in the United StatesHistory of spaceflightOperation PaperclipPresidency of Dwight D. EisenhowerPresidency of Gerald FordPresidency of John F. KennedyPresidency of Lyndon B. JohnsonPresidency of Richard NixonScience and technology in the Soviet UnionSoviet Union–United States relationsSpace explorationSpaceflight historiesSpace policySpace warfareSpoken articlesTechnological racesWikisource templates with missing id