On August 30, 1955, Korolev managed to get the Soviet Academy of Sciences to create a commission whose purpose was to beat the Americans into Earth orbit: this was the de facto start date for the Space Race.
1955年8月30日，科罗廖夫成功在苏联科学院创立了一个委员会，目的是在进入地球轨道进程中打败美国，实际上这是太空竞赛开始的日期。