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National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union transformed into a race to dominate not ...

In 1978, a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite malfunctioned and crashed into northern Canada. Kosmos 954 spread radioactive debris across hundreds of miles, leading to an extensive cleanup ...