Space Race

The Space Race, an informal competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975. It involved the parallel efforts by each of those countries to explore outer space with artificial satellites, to send humans into space, and to land people on the moon.

Timeline (1957-1975)

1Project Vanguard transferred from the NRL to NASA immediately before launch.

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2 The Soviet Union had attempted an earlier rendezvous on August 12, 1962. However, Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 only came within five kilometers of one another, and operated in different orbital planes. Pravda did not mention this information, but indicated that a rendezvous had taken place.

Related Topics:
August 12 - 1962 - Vostok 3 - Vostok 4 - Orbital plane - Pravda

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