Living in Space
International collaboration & scientific discovery.
The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member on the space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. May 2011. Image credit: NASA
The next challenge in space exploration
The Soviets fell behind in the race to the Moon and so changed course entirely.
Once America landed on the Moon, there was little reason for the Soviets to pursue their own Moon landing. So, the Soviets turned to another goal, a continued presence in space on a space station.