the space race
noun /ðə ˈspeɪs reɪs/
/ðə ˈspeɪs reɪs/
[singular]- competition between the US and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s to be the first to explore space
太空竞赛(20 世纪 50 和 60 年代美国和苏联之间为取得宇宙探索领先地位而进行的竞争) CultureThe USSR was the early leader in the space race in 1957 with the Sputnik satellite, but the Americans were ahead by 1969 when the Apollo program landed men on the moon. The space race was once thought to have military importance, but the US and Russia now work together, for example, in developing future space stations.