Space Race

Heard in 2 episodes across 2 shows since Jul 2026

The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between the Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It originated from the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between the two nations following World War II. The competition led to pioneering achievements in space exploration, including the launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, and the first crewed moon landing with Apollo 11.