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In 1969, NASA Administrator Thomas O. Paine saw an opportunity for a paradigm shift
in Soviet-American space relations. Given the United States’ clear lead in the race to the moon, he believed an offer of cooperation would not jeopardize the US lunar aspirations. Remarkably, the Soviet Union now had more to gain from such a partnership.
The Space Obelisk at the National Exhibition of Economic Achievements in Moscow
Replica of the Vostok and Launch Vehicle displayed at the National Exhibition of Economic Achievement
Sketches by W. Taub outlining Soviet and American spacecraft characteristics. Prepared in 1969