3 ms·Until the mid 60s it was the USSR that was leading the space raceby janmo 3y agoUntil the mid 60s it was the USSR that was leading the space racemcpackieh 3y agoThat was not true when von Braun and his team chose to surrender to the Americans.fooker 3y agoApproximately half the team went to the soviets, some defected even before the end of the war.