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The Space Race: The First Rocket

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The space race was against two Country and it's the United States and the Soviet Union. Also the history of the rockets was spread to other countries slowly. The space race was started because both countries had a lot of tensions between them. Both see each other as rival because the Soviet Union has more politics and military power. The increased when the Soviets launched a satellite into space. After a few more years the Space Race had begun. The origin of the rocket was from China. The Rocket technology originated in china hundreds of years ago. It was developed for military use and as well for fireworks. The First rocket was made in china in the 1100s and the early rockets were very simple. They were arrows coated with flammable powder

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