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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
Moon??? We are talking about the space race, not the Moon, Mars, Venus or Jupiter one. The USSR did the first successful Moon landing. The USA have sent a first man to the Moon. The USSR was successful with Venus landings while the USA were much more lucky with Mars... but wait! How does it relate to your statement that the USA won the SPACE RACE?
Space, you know. The cosmos outside the Earth atmosphere. That's not Moon, Mars or Alpha Centaur. Still didn't get it? Ok, Wikipedia will help you on that. |
Funny how you point to a link on Wikipedia about "outer space" and not the "space race" itself. Here, let me help you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Race
The Space Race wasn't a race to space, it was a race for space exploration. You seem to like Wikipedia, so here is how Wikipedia defines the space race:
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The Space Race was a mid-to-late 20th century competition between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (USA) for supremacy in space exploration.
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Again, how many people did the Soviets put on the moon?