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The Russian Space Program, through their Luna and Soyuz launches, remained a real contender in the space race through much of the Apollo Program. However, after the tremendous success of the Apollo 11 mission, the world’s attention shifted towards the Americans. In 1969, after it was clear that the United States had won the race to the Moon, the Kremlin, under the leadership of Brezhnev, ordered the use of R-7 Soyuz and Proton rockets in the development of a space station instead. |
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