The Space Race, America and Russia.

Russia


In the 1950's and 1960's Russia was in an arms race with America. This included the space race.


Russia launched it first rocket in 1957, a Intercontinental Ballistic Missile rocket. Through the last half of the 20th century the race would continue. After the end of the cold war with Russia, now Cosmonauts and American Astronauts orbit the earth in the International Space station. Over this past 50 years, the space rockets have changed. What began as a weapons race now may tell us more about space.