The USSR started the race but did ‘NOT’ finish it! It never sent a man to the moon, the real goal in the race. Just an accident or two more than the USA, delayed the USSR’s program.

The USSR and it sent shock waves through the USA.

A technical point, not nipicking. There were enough satellites in orbit back then if the signals had originated in the USA to the lunar capsul and relayed back to earth, they would have been detected.

Let us not leave out the “quality” work of the KGB! There are so many ways to prove the USA did not pull a hoax.

If the lunar landing”S” were hoaxs, why did the USSR offer aid/assistance when Apollo 13, had its problems?

It is not discounted any more than the European or Japanese sapce programs. The world media does not make it an issue because it is not something that has not been done. Only those interested in space technology paid attention when Russia sent up the GLONASS satellite or the new European GPS systems.

Adrian

hey old man! lol where is my eyeglass?

Correct your third quote! I have not posted that 🙂

Let us not insult the Soviet Union, let alone America! National pride was on the line. America and the Soviet Union were in a race to get to the moon, the winner would be looked upon by the world as being a better / more productive form of government.

Adrian

I think on space race USSR was the winner without doubt!
Well let me give you an example:

Flying! In most books you read about Wrights brother when you search for first flight or first airplan etc…. its very hard to find the name of first pilot who flew from one country to another!

The same thing with space! Who it was to send the first sattelite? and who it was to send the first man to space? and going to moon or mars or jupiter and so on…are just Sub categories when you reach the space!

Peace !