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Space program 1964 a year of defeat and disaster
United States space efforts in 1964 faced severe setbacks with Gemini overruns and delays, a stalled Apollo-like plan, and a Voskhod milestone by the Soviet Union. NASA counted limited Saturn-1 flights, injuries, and astronaut attrition while predicting uncertain progress into 1965 and a potential U.S. lead in moon missions delayed.
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