space race

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space race¹

noun space races

  1. The competition between nations in the field of space exploration.

Space Race²

proper noun the Space Race

  1. historical The informal competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to launch unmanned satellites, send people into space and land them on the Moon.

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noun competition between nations in the field of space exploration

Españolcarrera espacial
日本語宇宙開発競争 uchū kaihatsu kyōsō, 宇宙開発レース uchū kaihatsu rēsu, スペースレース supēsurēsu
中文空間競賽 /空间竞赛 kōngjiān jìngsài
हिन्दीअंतरिक्ष दौड़ antarikṣ dauṛ
Françaiscourse à l'espace
DeutschWettlauf ins All
Русскийкосми́ческая го́нка kosmíčeskaja gónka

name competition

Españolcarrera espacial
한국어우주 경쟁 uju gyeongjaeng
中文太空競賽 /太空竞赛 tàikōng jìngsài
Françaiscourse à l'espace
Русскийкосмическая гонка kosmičeskaja gonka

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@misc{space_race_2026,
  title = {space race},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/space%20race},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}