The Cold War
Some believe that we know more about what’s out there in space than we do about what’s beneath our feet. Have you ever heard of a space race or a space exploration mission? During the twentieth century, there is a race between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (US), to develop superior spaceflight capabilities. This is known as the Space Race. It is significant because it demonstrated to the rest of the world which country possessed the most advanced science, technology, and economic infrastructure. And we have accomplished much, but few people are aware of the conquest to conquer the land that we undertook to accomplish this.
The Cold War
Race To The Depths
A collaboration between scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union has been underway since the late 1950s in order to investigate the Earth’s crust. The Earth’s crust is the lightest and most buoyant rock layer on the planet. The continental crust covers 41 percent of the Earth’s surface, with the oceans accounting for a quarter of that total surface area. The continental crust can be up to 30 miles thick at its thickest point. Then there’s the mantle to consider.
Race To The Depths
