Space Race
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The Space Race was the Cold War-era competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve superior spaceflight capability, culminating in milestones such as the first human in space and the Apollo Moon landings.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cold War space race | 3 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War conflict
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historical event ⓘ technological competition ⓘ |
| concludedWith | Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ |
| countryThatAchievedFirstMannedMoonLanding |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryWithEarlyLead | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| culminatedIn |
Apollo 11
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 11 Moon landing
|
| culturalImpact |
increased public interest in science and technology
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space-themed popular culture in the 1960s ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| firstAmericanInOrbit | John Glenn ⓘ |
| firstAmericanOrbitalMission | Friendship 7 ⓘ |
| firstAnimalInOrbit | Laika ⓘ |
| firstHumanInSpace | Yuri Gagarin ⓘ |
| firstHumanOnMoon |
Neil A. Armstrong
ⓘ
surface form:
Neil Armstrong
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| firstHumanSpaceflightMission | Vostok 1 ⓘ |
| firstMannedLunarLandingMission | Apollo 11 ⓘ |
| firstSatellite | Sputnik 1 ⓘ |
| firstSpacewalk | Alexei Leonov ⓘ |
| firstWomanInSpace | Valentina Tereshkova ⓘ |
| hasCause |
geopolitical rivalry between United States and Soviet Union
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ideological competition between capitalism and communism ⓘ nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
civilian space exploration programs
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global satellite infrastructure ⓘ military space capabilities ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| influencedBy |
V-2 rocket
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surface form:
German V-2 rocket program
|
| keyTechnology |
human-rated spacecraft
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intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ launch vehicles ⓘ liquid-fueled rockets ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ space navigation systems ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Outer Space Treaty
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creation of NASA ⓘ establishment of Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ increased funding for science education in United States ⓘ international space law treaties ⓘ rapid development of space technology ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
achieve superiority in spaceflight capability
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demonstrate technological and scientific superiority ⓘ develop long-range rocket technology ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Apollo 11
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 11 Moon landing
Apollo program ⓘ Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ Gemini program ⓘ Luna 2 impact on the Moon ⓘ Luna 3 ⓘ
surface form:
Luna 3 photographs of far side of the Moon
Mercury program ⓘ Soyuz program (early phase) ⓘ Voskhod spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Voskhod program
Vostok 1 ⓘ
surface form:
Vostok 1 mission
flight of Yuri Gagarin ⓘ launch of Explorer 1 ⓘ launch of Sputnik 1 ⓘ launch of Sputnik 2 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955 ⓘ |
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