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America and the Soviet Union were in a race to the moon.
The United States of America and the USSR were involved in the space race
The Space Race was a competition for spaceflight capabilities, and space exploration to see which nation could achieve the most and go the farthest.
That would be the Russians
With the USSR (Soviet Union).
Both America and the USSR improved space and rocket technology. The Soviets got to space first, but America got to the moon first. America would've won if it was an actual race.
The space race consisted of The Soviet Union (before it crashed), and the United States of America.
The space race took place in the mid 60's, and was America, verses the russians, to be the first to get to the moon.
To beat Russia in the "Space Race"
russia is currently leading the space race with America and japan following
It refers to America and what is now Russia who engaged in a race to put a man in space first.
The United States of America was first in the "Space Race" which was a race to see which country would be first to land on the moon.