1. Space Race - intense competition in the field of space exploration between the Soviet Union and the United States between 1957 and 1975 . Among race events include launching artificial satellites , space flight animals and humans , as well as landing on the moon . A side effect of the Cold War .The term derives its name by analogy with the arms race . Space Race became an important part of the cultural , technological and ideological confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War . This was due to the fact that space exploration had not only of great importance for scientific and military applications , but also conspicuous propaganda effect .The origins lie in the German race development of long-range combat missiles during World War II , but the start was given October 4, 1957 , when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial Earth satellite " Sputnik 1 ".During the great space race of the USSR and the United States became the first and major " space powers " capable satellites in orbit their boosters , and "cosmic superpowers ", the beginning of human space flight .
2.Unmanned space flight use of those remote-controlled vehicle. Plenty of space flight are more suitable for unmanned flight rather than manned space flight , due to the lower cost and lower risk factors.Unmanned space flight to fly many countries. Most of the American drone flights were coordinated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and European flights European Space Operations Centre , part of Esa ( European Space Agency ) . Esa conducted relatively few space exploration missions (one example Flight Giotto, encountered Comet Halley). Esa has, however , launched a different ship to carry astronomy, and an employee with a CNasa on Space Telescope Hubble. A large number of very successful Russian space mission. Also several Japanese , Chinese and Indian missions.Unmanned space flight can be divided into 2 types : artificial satellites that orbit the earth and kosmicheskiya probe that Earth's orbit permission to explore other worlds.
3.Manned space flight - a man's journey into space, into Earth orbit and beyond , as performed by manned spacecraft. Delivery man in space is performed using the spacecraft. Long-term stay of people on the Earth's orbit is achieved through the use of orbital space stations. People making spaceflight called astronauts. Country capable of conducting space missions on their own spacecraft , launched its own launch vehicles , sometimes called space superpowers. Ability to carry out manned space flights preceded the country's ability as a space power , Runs on its own boosters own satellites.
4.At the beginning of the space age, between the USSR and the United States waged a battle for supremacy in space exploration, which gave positive results in a short time, they all izvestny.Seychas picture is somewhat different, more closely in this area vzamodeystviya space powers, as do you, why it happens. Competition, though fierce, is one of the engines of progress.