Hacker News with Generative AI: Space Race

America Chose Not to Beat Sputnik into Space (inventionandtech.com)
We could have launched an Earth-orbiting satellite more than a year before the Soviets, but we intentionally held back. And by handing them a propaganda triumph, we ensured their ultimate defeat in the Cold War.
Space Race, Cold War, History
16 points by tacon 38 days ago | 6 comments
Where the Space Age Came to Manitowoc, Wisconsin in September 1962 (threadreaderapp.com)
Near the intersection of two suburban streets, one of hundreds in the U.S town of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, there is a small brass ring imbedded in the road.
History, Wisconsin, Space Race, Local History
3 points by LorenDB 76 days ago | 1 comments
How the CIA 'kidnapped' a Soviet moon probe during the space race (space.com)
Space Race, CIA, Soviet Union, History, Space Exploration
77 points by belter 278 days ago | 37 comments