Headlines of the 1950s and '60s seemed to indicate that the Soviet Union was light-years ahead of the U.S. throughout much of the space race. But behind the scenes, a very different story was ...

November 3: Sputnik 2 carries Laika, a female dog, into space. Although the satellite will remain in orbit for 162 days, scientists plan to put Laika to sleep after a week because there is no way ...

NASA recently disclosed delays in the timeline of its new moon exploration ... They are particularly anxious about China's expansive role in the space race. Fear of competition from China ...

USA vs. USSR: Fierce rivals in the Space Race The USA and the USSR believed that whoever controlled space could control the destiny of the planet. During the 20th Century, in the years after World ...