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  1. Space race timeline - Royal Museums Greenwich

    Feb 20, 2021 · The space race was a 20th Century struggle between two nation-states, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US). The pursuit for both was the domination of space …

  2. The New Space Race | Power & Politics in 21st Century

    What is the new space race? Space is now, more than ever, becoming an extension of the geography of Earth: humans are taking our nation states, our corporations, our history, politics …

  3. What was the first animal in space? | Royal Museums Greenwich

    Since the very beginning of space exploration, animals have been used in space programmes. Find out what pioneering animals travelled in space, and which was the first to orbit the Earth. …

  4. Space and astronomy - Royal Museums Greenwich

    The new space race: a high-stakes competition of politics and power Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this …

  5. Moon landing conspiracy theories, debunked - Royal Museums …

    Buzz Aldrin saluting the proudly waving American flag on the Moon remains one of the iconic images of the Apollo 11 mission, a declaration of US supremacy over space race rivals the …

  6. Apollo 11 crew - Royal Museums Greenwich

    Apollo 11 Moon landing The landing of Apollo 11 was not only the culmination of the Space Race, but of years worth of technical and scientific planning and design. The Apollo 9 and 10 …

  7. Why did we stop going to the Moon? - Royal Museums Greenwich

    Space Race timeline Apollo 17 was the only Apollo mission not to carry any astronauts who had previously been test pilots. After the cancellation of Apollo 18, the Apollo mission that Schmitt …

  8. 15 awe-inspiring space and astronomy discoveries | Royal …

    In 2019, astronomers combined data from the Kepler Space Telescope with new results from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, concluding that, on average, as many as one in six …

  9. Space science - Royal Museums Greenwich

    The new space race: a high-stakes competition of politics and power Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this …

  10. Astronomy calendar 2026 | Royal Observatory Greenwich

    The new space race: a high-stakes competition of politics and power Competition between the USA, China and Russia will have consequences for all of us here on Earth. But how is this …