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space race
[ speys reys ]
noun
- a Cold War rivalry in which the United States and the Soviet Union competed for primacy in space exploration, beginning with the Soviet launch of the artificial satellite Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, and effectively ending with the moon landing of the U.S. manned module Eagle on July 20, 1969.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of space race1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Now is the time to reach a level of research and development not seen since the height of the Space Race.
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