Why the ‘race for space’ has only just begun
On May 2, 1945, just a few days before World War II ended and two days after Adolf Hitler committed suicide, Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun and his team of engineers surrendered to American ...
Space Billionaires Count Down To Their Rocket Race To The Moon
Launch licenses the FAA just issued to Blue Origin and SpaceX are setting the stage for space billionaires Jeff Bezos and ...
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The Space Race: A Documentary Examining the Black History Side of the Race to Space
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The Air Force once proposed bombing Earth from the Moon
A Space Race-era study from the Air Force proposed establishing a Moon base by 1969 armed with a "Lunar Based Earth ...
Space isn't all about the 'race'—rival superpowers must work together for a better future
Meanwhile, the president of China, Xi Jinping, has said becoming "a space power is our eternal dream." But what is this ...
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The Commercial Space Race Took Flight in 2024
SpaceX tested its Starship rocket and successfully maneuvered the 232-foot-tall Super Heavy rocket booster to a gargantuan landing structure at the Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach in Texas ...
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Homeschool History Lesson: The Space Race
Human beings have always been fascinated by what’s going on above our heads. 5000 years ago, in the time of the ancient Babylonians, astrologers studied the stars in an attempt to predict the ...
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Moon landings: What was the 1969 Apollo 11 mission?
The Apollo 11 mission was a huge moment in US and world history, but what exactly happened and why does it matter? A space race developed between the US and the then Soviet Union, after the 1957 ...
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The New Space Race
With America’s Space Shuttle fleet out of action, is it out of the race? Or has President George W Bush’s call to send humans to Mars put the US back in front? Is space exploration primarily a ...
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Nikita Khrushchev’s Son Watched his Father Lose the Space Race. 50 Years After the Moon Landing, He Holds No Grudge
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Jeff Bezos Prepares to Close the Gap in His Space Race With Elon Musk
Now, their space race is entering a new era as Mr. Bezos approaches two milestones that, if successful, could chip away at Mr. Musk’s dominance. Mr. Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin ...
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The space race for the moon's water that could change everything
It might even open a new chapter of space exploration, with astronauts heading to Mars and beyond. It all becomes possible with water on the moon. And it's the reason the Space Race is being re-run.