Timeline of the Space Race
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This is a timeline of achievements in
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and
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, spanning the
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era of nationalistic competition known as the
Space Race The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between the t ...
. This list is limited to first achievements by the USSR and USA which were important during the Space Race in terms of public perception and/or technical innovation. This excludes first uses of specific on-board equipment and new scientific discoveries, or achievements by other countries.


Beginning


1957–1959


1960–1969


1970–1979


1980–1989

On 1991 December 31, the
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accepted the dissolution of the USSR, which meant the end of the space race.


See also

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List of communications satellite firsts Milestones in the history of communications satellite A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source tra ...
* List of space exploration milestones, 1957–1969 * Timeline of space exploration *
Timeline of first orbital launches by country This is a timeline of first orbital launches by country. While a number of countries have built satellites, as of 2022, eleven countries have had the capability to send objects into orbit using their own launch vehicles. Russia and Ukraine inher ...
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Timeline of space travel by nationality Since the first human spaceflight by the Soviet Union, citizens of 44 countries have flown in space. For each nationality, the launch date of the first mission is listed. The list is based on the nationality of the person at the time of the launc ...


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External links


Timeline of the Space Race/Moon Race
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Space Race The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between the t ...
History of science and technology in the United States Soviet Union–United States relations Spaceflight timelines
Space Race The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile-based nuclear arms race between the t ...