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space race

Soviet cosmonaut Major Yuri Gagarin is shown in a black and white portrait photograph wearing a space helmet with the visor open.
Science
It’s been 60 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first man in outer space
An elderly white man in front of a white background
Global Politics
Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race
Clyde Foster analyzing data for NASA
Justice
How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America
Global Politics
Soviet space memorabilia
Environment
How to Find Our ‘Sputnik Moments’
Environment
Fifty years later, the finish line is still the moon for NASA
Environment
India’s moon mission
Environment
China’s first foray into space