The “space race” was a Cold War competition between the US and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight. Early Soviet successes in the space race had a major impact on US society and culture, altering strategic defence doctrines and leading to new educational initiatives. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) was created in 1958 as the federal agency with primary responsibility for the development of civilian aerospace research. Why are billionaire leaving the Earth ?

