The Cold War put the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union at odds in many areas, including space. Both countries wanted to establish themselves as masters of space exploration, Space reported. President John Kennedy declared that the USA would put a man on the moon in the 1960s. This announcement escalated the space war to another level. The Soviet Union was working hard on plans to launch a spacecraft to the moon, Space reported. The Soviet Union succeeded in its efforts on September 13, 1959, with Luna 2. To understand how the Soviet Union managed to make this landing and learn their secrets, the CIA…
