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The USSR pulled ahead in the Space Race on 14th September, 1959 - when they became the first nation to successfully crash a man-made object into the Moon.\nLuna II was carrying a metal sphere bearing Soviet symbols, a replica of which was pettily presented to President Eisenhower by a jubilant Nikita Khrushchev.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how Nixon and Kennedy then went on to frame - and win - the \u2018Space Race\u2019; examine the \u2018love-hate\u2019 relationship British astronomer Bernard Lovell had with the Luna project; and uncover the ultimate punishment the Americans administered to Khrushchev on his Stateside tour\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018The sixtieth anniversary of the first human created object to land on the Moon, Luna 2\u2019 (British Library, 2019): https://blogs.bl.uk/science/2019/09/the-sixtieth-anniversary-of-the-first-human-created-object-to-land-on-the-moon-luna-2.html\n\u2022 \u2018The Other First Moon Landing\u2019 (Vice, 2016): https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgkq59/the-other-first-moon-landing-luna-two-anniversary]\n\u2022 \u2018Luna 2 (USSR)\u2019 (International Astronautical Federation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osfs3AnH-ZA&t=58s\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices