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1957 – Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR
1957 – Laika, the first animal in space, sent by the USSR
1961 – Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space for the USSR
1963 – Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space for the USSR
1965 – First spacewalk conducted by the USSR
1966 – First spacecraft landing on the Moon by the USSR
1969 – Neil Armstrong became the first person on the Moon for the USA
1970 – First aircraft landing on Venus by the USSR
1971 – First space station, Salyut 1, launched by the USSR
1975 – The Apollo Soyuz handshake marked the end of the Space Race and the first US-USSR collaboration in space
That’s 8-1.
The Soviet Union won the space race and made the biggest contributions and achievements in astronomy and space. The U.S contributed very little overall. This just goes to show that people are easily brainwashed by American propaganda.