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title: "What was the United States' goal in the space race?"  
description: "What was the United States' goal in the space race?"  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43030/what-was-the-united-states-goal-in-the-space-race  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What was the United States' goal in the space race? 

What was the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41822/what-was-the-costliest-battle-in-the-history-of-the-united-states-marines-corps)' [goal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1273/the-importance-of-self-reflection-in-finding-your-goal) in the [space](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/341629/the-role-of-private-companies-in-the-future-of-space-exploration) [race](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41775/what-did-prominent-progressive-madison-grant-argue-in-his-book-the-passing-of-the-great-race)? \
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