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The 54 pages that link to Space Race, each with the reason it gives.

• Cold WarRelated: Space achievements became public measures of scientific and ideological strength.

• Nikita KhrushchevRelated: Soviet successes under Khrushchev, including Sputnik, made spaceflight a central arena of rivalry.

• Aerospace engineeringRelated: Its programs accelerated spacecraft engineering and human spaceflight development.

• Apollo–Soyuz Test ProjectRelated: The two programs moved from competition toward cooperation after decades of rivalry.

• Neil ArmstrongRelated: Apollo 11’s success marked a major American achievement in this competition.

• Launch vehicleRelated: Competition drove rapid investment in launch vehicles and major spaceflight milestones.

• Baikonur CosmodromeRelated: Baikonur was the launch site for several Soviet firsts that defined the rivalry.

• Alexei LeonovRelated: Leonov’s spacewalk was a Soviet milestone in this competition.

• InterkosmosRelated: Interkosmos broadened Soviet competition by involving partner nations in its space achievements.

• Mercury spacecraftRelated: The contest with the Soviet Union shaped the program’s urgency and goals.

• Lunokhod 1Related: Lunokhod 1 demonstrated Soviet robotic capability during the race to the Moon.

• Nikolai KamaninRelated: Competition with the United States intensified the demands on Kamanin’s cosmonaut program.

• Jiuquan Satellite Launch CenterRelated: Jiuquan’s crewed launches became milestones in China’s position among spacefaring powers.

• Orbital spaceflightRelated: Early orbital achievements became highly visible measures of national power and technical capacity.

• 1950sRelated: Sputnik and the creation of NASA turned scientific competition into a defining Cold War contest.

• 1960sRelated: It grew from Cold War rivalry and culminated in the 1969 Moon landing.

• Salyut 1Related: Salyut 1 extended Soviet competition with the United States from lunar milestones to orbital habitation.

• History of spaceflightRelated: It accelerated the funding and urgency behind the first satellites, crewed flights, and lunar missions.

• Luna 9Related: Luna 9 gave the Soviet Union a landmark first in the competition to reach the Moon.

• History of RocketsRelated: Rocket capability became a visible measure of national power and technical capacity.