Shepard’s Turn
Gagarin was famous because of his journey, and the Soviet Union bestowed many honors on him. Even the Americans heard about it. However, the US wasn’t happy that it wasn’t winning the Space Race. Therefore, Alan Shepard went into orbit one month later!
Shepard’s Turn
Pulling Ahead
The Soviets were pulling ahead in various areas. Valentina Tereshkova went up in 1963, and Alexei Leonov did a spacewalk first a few years later. Overall, it seemed like the Soviets would reach the moon before the United States. Then, things went wrong!
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Pulling Ahead
