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History of Space Exploration

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The Space Race was not just about science—it was a high-stakes competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and it spurred the rapid development of rockets and satellites.

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You know that Neil Armstrong took 'one small step' on the Moon in 1969, but did you know that just 66 years earlier the Wright brothers made the first airplane flight? How did we go from Kitty Hawk to Tranquility Base in one lifetime?