The Space Race began with the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1), which the Soviet Union successfully launched into space. Over the years, more and more technologies have been researched on both sides and new records have been set. Samples were collected on the Moon, Venus and Mars , manned missions were carried out in low Earth orbit and finally the manned moon landing was carried out. USA's moon landing in 1969 is often seen as the end of the Space Race. But other voices point to the Apollo-Soyuz project of 1975, which was carried out in cooperation between the Soviet Union and the USA, as the end point. The collapse of the Soviet Union is also considered the final event in the space race. Regardless of which point in time marks the end, Vostok Europe has incorporated many facets int.
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