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[11:59.99]The last reading.
[12:04.25]The Space Race
[12:06.59]The space race between the United States and the former Soviet Union began in October of 1957,
[12:16.03]when the Soviets launched the first man-made satellite into orbit around Earth.
[12:21.58]Wee...

介绍： 版权归原作所有，仅供此学习，若有侵权请告知删除。
[11:59.99]The last reading.
[12:04.25]The Space Race
[12:06.59]The space race between the United States and the former Soviet Union began in October of 1957,
[12:16.03]when the Soviets launched the first man-made satellite into orbit around Earth.
[12:21.58]Weeks later the second satellite was launched.
[12:25.67]Their success added to the tensions of what was known as the Cold War,
[12:31.48]which many people worried could lead to nuclear war.
[12:35.06]And it pushed Americans to work harder to reach outer space.
[12:39.53]Three months later, the United States launched its own satellite.
[12:45.18]Then, in 1961, the Soviet Union sent the first person into space.
[12:52.59]An American astronaut followed less than a month later.
[12:56.89]The space race continued.
[12:59.45]The finish line was the moon.
[13:02.22]And it was reached when the crew of American spaceship landed in 1969.
[13:08.21]Today, there is cooperation between the Russian and American space programs.
[13:14.46]Astronauts share duties on the International Space Station.
[13:18.85]And other countries are expanding their space programs.