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It is the US who won the Space Race because they had Neil Armstrong being the first man on the moon. The USSR did, however, achieve a number of significant firsts such as the first man and woman in space, first manned and unmanned orbit of the earth, first spacewalk (although a crude one), first satellite, and first object to go into solar orbit (although this was an error - it was intended for the moon.)

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After World War II, the US and USSR were competing superpowers. They represented the opposing philosophies of free enterprise and communism. Both sides wanted to demonstrate the superior ability of their system of government, and both used German rocket scientists and captured V-2 rockets to advance their military weapons systems. Space, especially Earth orbit, offered the potential for new weapons and methods of observing military activities. Thus began the Space Race. Both sides developed ICBMs (suborbital missiles) and eventually satellites, beginning with Sputnik in 1957 and Explorer in 1958.

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The USSR (Soviet Union) launched the first successful artificial satellite in October, 1957 (Sputnik I). The first US success was in January, 1958 (Explorer I).

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