How the CIA “hijacked” Soviet lunar probes during the space race

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The space race between the United States and the former Soviet Union was in full swing in the late 1950s, into the 1960s. Bilateral competition has created more opportunities NASAdetermination to carry out President John Kennedy’s man-on-the-moon proclamation. Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were undoubtedly negative, the most intense competition fueled … Read more