Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Of all the episodes of the Cold War, the race to the Moon is one of the most closely followed by the public. For decades, American and Soviet scientists and engineers developed the technologies needed to circle the Earth and then leave it behind. Some aspects of the rivalry were frightening, like proxy wars or the nuclear threat.
Others made people smile, like the Kitchen Debate, a verbal sparring match between American vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in 1959. The Space Race, for its part, captivated the whole world and stirred national pride. In the 1950s, everything suggested that the USSR would reach the Moon first.
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- 2Sputnik, Laika and the first living beings in space
- 3Gemini, then Apollo: the goal set by Kennedy
- 4July 20, 1969: one small step for man
- 5From race to cooperation in space
Open-book quiz8 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary7 terms explained in a tap.
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