The Space Race was one of the most intense and symbolic competitions of the Cold War, fought not on battlefields but beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Beginning in the late 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union raced to achieve dominance in space technology, launching satellites, sending astronauts into orbit, and ultimately landing humans on the Moon. This video explores the origins, major milestones, and global impact of the Space Race, revealing how science, politics, and national pride drov

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