The Soviet Union achieved remarkable early success in space exploration, launching Sputnik 1 (the first satellite) in 1957 and Yuri Gagarin (the first human in space) in 1961, while out-launching the entire world with 101 rockets in 1982 (five times more than America). Despite losing the moon race and experiencing four N-1 rocket explosions, the USSR maintained its launch dominance. However, following the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, Russia's space launches crashed to under 20 per year, causing it to fall behind both America and China in space exploration.
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The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Space Program 📉 First to Space, Then... #shortsAdded:
The Soviets reached space first and out-launched the entire world. Then it all fell apart.
>> [music] >> In 1957, they launched Sputnik, the first satellite. Then Gagarin, the first human in space. They were winning.
They lost the moon race and their giant N-1 rocket exploded four times, but they still out-launched everyone on Earth.
In 1982, they launched 101 rockets in 1 year, five times more than America.
Then in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. The money and the empire were gone.
Russia's launches crashed to under 20 a year. First to space, now behind both America and China.
They were first to space and out-launched everyone. So, who really won the space race? Tell me below.
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