> I think if the Russians had put a man on Mars in the 70s and America hadn't, we would have a different definition of Winning. Putting a man on Mars would hav

> I think if the Russians had put a man on Mars in the 70s and America hadn't, we would have a different definition of Winning. Putting a man on Mars would have required a monumental investment, which the USSR couldn't remotely afford. And if they somehow had found a way to do that, they would have had to quit the arms race, which could very well have been considered a "win" for the US.