The Space Race: 1950s and 1960s
It was as if the world was, literally, not big enough for the two superpowers. The final frontier, space, would be the next "battlefield" for the United States and Soviet Union. From this competition, however, some of the most most amazing scientific accomplishments would occur.
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
- John F. Kennedy
- John F. Kennedy
Space Race Images and Primary Documents
“The Earth is blue… how wonderful. It is amazing”
Yuri Gagarin, April 12, 1961 (during his space flight)
Yuri Gagarin, April 12, 1961 (during his space flight)
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