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To view an explanation to the answer, click the [show] link to the right of the question. Should this article be expanded to reflect the "ongoing space race" engaged in by Asian and other nations? (No.)
No, for exactly the same reason that American Civil War should not be expanded to include the 1960-1996 Guatemalan Civil War. The scope of this article concerns an era of history during the Cold War when the United States competed with the Soviet Union for preeminence in space exploration. It ended by the time of the Soviet Union's collapse and the end of the Cold War. Subsequent space programs developed by other nations therefore cannot be a part of it, despite journalists' attempts to re-use the term. Wikipedia should cover topics in their proper historical perspective, and their timeless facets recognized by Wikipedia consensus should not be muddled or diffused by recent events; see WP:Recentism, Latter-day space programs should be covered in other articles. Shouldn't this article say that the Soviet Union or the United States won the space race? (No.)
No, for the following reasons:
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Text and/or other creative content from Space Race was copied or moved into History of spaceflight with [permanent diff this edit]. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. |
It is requested that a photograph of the Soyuz 1 crash be included in this article to improve its quality.
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