What term was given to the competition between the united states and the soviet union for superiority in
extraterrestrial exploration?
o arms race
bomber gap
space race
missile gap

Space race was the term given to the competition

Explanation:

This extraterrestrial exploration was called as space race.  The reason America competed against the Soviet Union in the space race was sputnik defeated the United States in space in 1957, damaging its national pride and ignoring the fears of Soviet technology.

The Soviet Union needed the same space as the US had given it. The Soviet Union and the United States are different in their way of promoting space race, but they actually shared the common bond of space programs.

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