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What was the space race what factors led to the US and Russia collaborating on the ISS?
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What was the space race and what factors led to the US and Russia collaborating on the International Space Station?
The space race was a decade when the USA and the Soviet Union were engaged in a heated competition to see who could make the furthest advancements into space first. The USSR effectively "lost" when they could not duplicate the Apollo moon program.With the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the collaborative efforts that began with Apollo-Soyuz were extended. Primarily, Russia could no longer afford an expensive manned presence in space and was content with participation in the ISS. The Zarya module intended for "Mir-2" was instead used as the primary ISS platform in 1998.
The definition of the space race?
The space race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War to explore outer space. This rivalry led to significant advancements in space technology and culminated in the first human landing on the moon by NASA in 1969.
What countries were involved in the space race?
Russia and us the United States were Involved in the space race
What event launch the space race between the US and Russian?
When Russia sent his fist manned mission into space, that marked the beginning of the space race between US and Russia.
Why did America want to go into space?
To beat Russia in the "Space Race"
Which country was leading the space race in 1961?
russia is currently leading the space race with America and japan following
The space race refers to what?
It refers to America and what is now Russia who engaged in a race to put a man in space first.
Why was space race important?
The space race is important because it shows the competitive nature between humans. it is a race between Russia and america to reach (get a man on) the moon. the race was stared when russia launched a satellite called sputnik in 1957, the americans thought this could destroy them (by launching missiles from space) and the race for space started.
Why was the space race important?
The space race is important because it shows the competitive nature between humans. it is a race between russia and america to reach (get a man on) the moon. the race was stared when russia launched a satellite called sputnik in 1957, the americans thought this could destroy them (by launching missiles from space) and the race for space started.
What were the races for the race to space?
The space race took place in the mid 60,s, and was the race to be the first to get to the moon, between Russia, and the United States.
Who took part in the space race?
Russia, USA and Germany
What part of Russia was in the space race?
The Soviet Union (USSR)
