Question

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What was the Space Race and why was it important to win the Race and what caused the Space Race?

Answer 1

The Space Race was a competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States, for supremacy in spaceflight capability. The Space Race was considered important because it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system. After World War II both the United States and the Soviet Union realized how important rocket research would be to the military.