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The Space Race was an informal competition between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted roughly from 1957 to 1975. It involved the parallel efforts by each of those countries to explore outer space with artificial satellites, to send humans into space, and to land people on the Moon.

Though its roots lie in early rocket technology and in the international tensions following World War II, the Space Race effectively began after the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957. The term originated as an analogy to the arms race. The Space Race became an important part of the cultural and technological rivalry between the USSR and the United States during the Cold War. Space technology became a particularly important arena in this conflict, both because of its potential military applications and due to the morale-boosting psychological benefits.

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	Apollo on the Moon by Henry S. F. Cooper, Jr. from Dial Press for 6th-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Chasing Space for Young Readers by Leland Melvin from Amistad Press for 3rd-6th grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $7.99
	Colonization of the Moon by D. S. Halacy, Jr. from Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. for 6th-10th grade in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
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	DK Smithsonian Space! The Universe as You've Never Seen it Before from DK Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER) $10.00 (1 in stock)
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	Future in Space Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe by Isaac Asimov from Gareth Stevens Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Hidden Figures: Young Reader's Edition from Harper for 3rd-6th grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $9.99
	History News in Space by Michael Johnstone from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-8th grade in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	History of Space Exploration - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Bruce LaFontaine from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Space Coloring Books (Location: COL-SPACE) $4.99
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	Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins by Bea Uusma Schyffert from Chronicle Books for 4th-8th grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $7.00 (1 in stock)
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	Voyage of the Ruslan The First Manned Exploration of Mars by Joshua Stoff from Atheneum for 3rd-6th grade in Space Race & Exploration (Location: HISA-20SPR) $4.00 (1 in stock)

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