Read about why the Space Race mattered for the United States: https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/americanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-274 https://nationalinterest.org/feature/how-the-space-race-changed-the-great-power-rivalry-forever-21690
