space race

competition to explore space between USA and USSR
Event competition Q1932
space race
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space race

Summary

space race is a competition[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of competition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,591 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • space race's instance of is recorded as competition[3].
  • space race's instance of is recorded as space exploration[4].
  • space race is a type of race to space[5].
  • space race's Commons category is recorded as Space Race[6].
  • space race began on October 4, 1957[7].
  • space race ended on July 1975[8].
  • Among those involved in space race was Soviet Union[9].
  • A participant in space race was United States[10].
  • space race's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Space Race[11].
  • space race's different from is recorded as Space Race[12].
  • space race's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

When and Where

space race began on October 4, 1957[7]. It ended on July 1975[8].

Context

Recorded instance of include competition[3] and space exploration[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Soviet Union[9] and United States[10].

Why It Matters

space race ranks in the top 1% of competition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,591 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Space Race
    Local thumb
    Instance of competition, space exploration
    Harper's tag space-race
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: space-race, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289960535|space race (#289960535)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
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