Even More Tension

The third example of tension between the USA and USSR was the space race. Both countries were attempting to send sattelites to space at the beginning. The Soviet Union sent the Sputnik to space and officially became first country to send a satellite to space. Then, both countries strived toward sendin a man to the moon. Although the soviets won the first round, the Americans were the first to have a man on the moon. The space race brought even more tension to the Cold War.