Space Exploration
The Space Race
Discover how an ideological battle between the USA and The Soviet Union drove the technological advances that allowed us to reach space.
Discover how an ideological battle between the USA and The Soviet Union drove the technological advances that allowed us to reach space.
Explore how the Soviet Union kickstarted the Space Race.
Do you know your Soviets from your Sputniks?
How did the Cold War cause the Space Race?
Unwrap where Earth’s atmosphere ends and what you need to do to break free from it.
Watch old-school news reports covering early Soviet successes.
See how the Soviets and Americans competed in the early days of the Space Race.
While Americans pinned their hopes on the Moon and Mars, the Soviets sent missions to Venus over 20 years. Why?
Why the Americans eventually won through in the Space Race.
