Questions tagged [space-race]

In the narrow sense: politically and militarily motivated rivalry in space exploration between the USA and the USSR from 1957 to 1991. In the broad sense: rivalry in space exploration between two or more states or groups of states.

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Espionage in the Space Race

During the space race (let's say 1956 to 1969, US and USSR), were there any advances in space exploration technology that were stolen by the other side? I've read a lot about espionage in military and diplomatic areas, but I've never found anything…
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