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The space race between the United States and the former Soviet Union began in October of 1957, when the Soviets launched the first manmade satellite into orbit around Earth. Weeks later the second satellite was launched. Their success added to the tensions of what was known as the Cold War, which many people worried could lead to nuclear war. And it pushed Americans to work harder to reach outer space. Three months later, the United States launched its own satellite. Then, in 1961, the Soviet Union sent the first person into space. An American astronaut followed less than a month later. The space race continued. The finish line was the moon. And it was reached when the crew of American spaceship landed in 1969. Today, there is cooperation between the Russian and American space programs. Astronauts share duties on the International Space Station. And other countries are expanding their space programs. |
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1957 nián 10 yuè, qián sū lián chéng gōng fā shè le dì yī kē rào dì qiú fēi xíng de rén zào wèi xīng, zhèng shì lā kāi měi guó yǔ qián sū lián tài kōng jìng sài de xù mù. shù zhōu zhī hòu, dì èr kē rén zào wèi xīng fā shè le. sū lián de chéng gōng jiā jù le liǎng guó zhī qián de lěng zhàn, yǐn qǐ le rén men duì hé zhàn zhēng de kǒng huāng, yě tuī dòng le měi guó rén jiā jǐn le duì wài tài kōng de tàn suǒ. sān ge yuè hòu, měi guó fā shè le tā de dì yī kē rén zào wèi xīng. jǐn jiē zhe, sū lián zài 1961 nián jiāng dì yī wèi yǔ háng yuán sòng rù tài kōng. bù chū yí gè yuè, měi guó yǔ háng yuán yě chéng gōng jìn rù tài kōng. tài kōng zhàn zhēng réng zài jì xù, ér zhōng diǎn xiàn shì zài yuè qiú. 1969 nián, měi guó yǔ háng yuán dào dá le zhè tiáo zhōng diǎn xiàn. rú jīn, měi guó hé é luó sī zài tài kōng lǐng yù xiāng hù xié zuò, jìn yī bù tàn suǒ tài kōng ào mì. yǔ háng yuán men zài guó jì tài kōng zhàn gè sī qí zhí. qí tā guó jiā yě kāi shǐ kāi zhǎn tài kōng jì huà. |