During World War II, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (USA) were allies, however, in 1947 suspicions began to grow between the two countries. This sparked the strategy of containment of the USSR by the USA under President Harry S. Truman. This strategy of containment eventually led to the Cold War and the atomic age. The atomic age was a time when the USA prepared to use military force, even nuclear weapons, to contain USSR expansion, and the USSR prepared to use military force, including nuclear weapons, to increase its sphere of influence.The Space Race served as another dramatic arena for the Cold War competition. The USSR started the race by launching the Sputnik Space satellite (first artificial Earth satellite) on October
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The space race ended when the first manned mission to the moon was sent by the United States, and the later Apollo-Soyuz project was launched. Before the Apollo-Soyuz project, the Soviet Union would first have to admit defeat, Russia would later move on and join the United States again in the creation of the International Space StationAfter the Space Race ended, the Soviet Union and the U.S created the Apollo-Soyuz test project (ASTP). The goal of the project was to decide on whether the two rivals could work together to advance their knowledge on space, and to conduct further research. The Project was a success, and later the International Space Station (ISS) was created between The Soviets and the U.S.A, which was launched on November 20th 1998. The purpose of this expedition was to create a space lab, where the astronauts and cosmonauts could work together to create new knowledge of space, and space exploration. The fist expedition to the ISS consisted of William M. Shepherd (commander), Yuri P. Gidzenko (Soyuz commander), and Sergei K. Krikalev (Flight Engineer). There has been a total of 53 expeditions to the ISS, with the 54th at the ISS now, and the next mission launching in June 2018On July 20, 1969, the Apollo moon landing officially ended the Space Race in favor of the United States of America. The moon landing was one of the largest accomplishments in human history, and eventually the USSR realized
The space race ended when the first manned mission to the moon was sent by the United States, and the later Apollo-Soyuz project was launched. Before the Apollo-Soyuz project, the Soviet Union would first have to admit defeat, Russia would later move on and join the United States again in the creation of the International Space StationAfter the Space Race ended, the Soviet Union and the U.S created the Apollo-Soyuz test project (ASTP). The goal of the project was to decide on whether the two rivals could work together to advance their knowledge on space, and to conduct further research. The Project was a success, and later the International Space Station (ISS) was created between The Soviets and the U.S.A, which was launched on November 20th 1998. The purpose of this expedition was to create a space lab, where the astronauts and cosmonauts could work together to create new knowledge of space, and space exploration. The fist expedition to the ISS consisted of William M. Shepherd (commander), Yuri P. Gidzenko (Soyuz commander), and Sergei K. Krikalev (Flight Engineer). There has been a total of 53 expeditions to the ISS, with the 54th at the ISS now, and the next mission launching in June 2018On July 20, 1969, the Apollo moon landing officially ended the Space Race in favor of the United States of America. The moon landing was one of the largest accomplishments in human history, and eventually the USSR realized