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Article: History of Manned Space Exploration
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History of manned space exploration
The history of manned
space
exploration is essentially the history of the United States and Soviet/Russian space programs. Although the European Space Agency and China are expected to begin manned exploration of space in the early twenty-first century
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manned exploration of space in the twentieth century resulted initially from a hotly contested "space race" that was, perhaps, the most visible of Cold War competitions between the Soviet and American superpowers. Initially driven by national pride and a quest for perceived strategic military advantage, over the last two decades, the exploration of space has become a more scientifically oriented ...