It was probably sometime around the 11th century that the Chinese launched the first rocket. The U.S. space program, which began in 1958, got its first great boost when President John F. Kennedy, in a speech he made in 1961, declared, "I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth." On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon.

The Space Program, once researched, permits you to see all units, buildings, and terrain on the map. You create aircraft and missiles faster and cheaper. Should you misbehave and use nuclear weapons , you are immune to the effects of a Nuclear Embargo.