Luna 1: First man-made object to escape earth orbit
Salyut 1: First space station
Mir: First permanently manned space station
Ok so you got the first man on the moon (or at the very least faked it pretty well) but that doesn't really make the US the technology king now does it?
One word: MiG
Or if you prefer:
Ok so you got the first man on the moon (or at the very least faked it pretty well) but that doesn't really make the US the technology king now does it?
Was the US ever the Technology King?
Three words: proof of concept Give the guy a break.