Name: The Space Race
Duration: 178
Description: The U.S. competition with the U.S.S.R. for technological dominance spurred the U.S. on to the first-ever landing on the moon.

America's competition with the U.S.S.R. for technological dominance spurred the U.S. to achieve the world's first-ever moon landing.

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The Space Race: A Surrogate Superpower War

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The U.S. competition with the U.S.S.R. for technological dominance spurred the U.S. on to the first-ever landing on the moon.

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