... seized the technology, physicists, and engineers, who had been working on the rocket project and later forced to work for the Russians (Neal 39). With the material seized during World War II, the U.S.S.R. established a space program. Twelve years later Russia launched the first successful satellite, Sputnik 1. Sputnik consisted of a sphere the size of a basket, with four antennae ... New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1995 Needal, Allan. The First 25 Years in Space. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, 1993 Snedden, Robert. 20th Century Inventions Rockets and Spacecraft. Austin: Steck-...

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... greater things. During the early 1970's the Space Race died down somewhat as people grew bored with it. However, during the Vietnam War President Nixon continued the space programme, mainly for the sake of national prestige. Despite the lack of public interest major developments were still ... humbled America was ready to reach an understanding with Russia. This was called Détente and designed to cut the costs of the Cold War and control nuclear stockpiles. In 1975 a joint space flight took place. This new international co-operation made space development cheaper than ever before ... ...

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