DBWI: The Americans Won The Moon Race? (To The Planets Beyond Timeline Teaser)

June 20th, 1968. Alexei Leonov becomes the first human being on the Moon. Fast forward to April 8, 2016 now, and it has been nearly half a century since he first set foot on the Moon and uttered his famous words: "I come in peace, not for the Soviet Union, but for all of humanity." The Soviets at the time won the Moon Race, yes. But at the same time, it resulted in the establishment of what is about to become a permanent presence in space. We already have orbital propellant depots from both the Americans and the Soviets ready to provide fuel for any future missions beyond the Earth-Moon system, and the International Lunar Outpost is expanding, along with Kennedy Base and Leonov Outpost. Just two days ago, the Odyssey 1 crew just left for Mars' Humanity Station, which has already finished assembly. This is the first time we have sent men to Mars since the Ares mission of the 1980s, and the world is watching technologies that were once thought science fiction 100 years ago unfold as actual science. So, my question is....what if the Americans won the Moon Race? How would things be different now compared to OTL?

NOTE #1: If you are wondering, yes this is a teaser for my timeline. Some changes may occur as we go, but I am about to link what is the current version of the timeline. To The Planets Beyond

NOTE #2: Yes, if an administrator is reading this, feel free to close the other one. *sighs* Hopefully it works this time around.
 
Considering the United States had and still has a larger industrial and technological base than the Soviet Union, I could see the world, and of course, space travel, being much more advanced than it is. We might have had a Mars colony by 2000-2005 or so. If not, we'd at least be starting with more advanced technology in its 2011 construction.
 
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Considering the United States had and still has a larger industrial and technological base than the Soviet Union, I could see the world, and of course, space travel, being much more advanced than it is. We might have had a Mars colony by 2000-2005 or so. If not, we'd at least be starting with more advanced technology in its 2010 construction.

How would such a landing affect the Ares and Aphrodite missions, though?
 
How would such a landing affect the Ares and Aphrodite missions, though?

They wouldn't happen, or wouldn't happen as they did historically. Instead, the US would work on building a massive space station, like Space Station Freedom. Except it would be for future launches. The Soviets would do the bulk of Mars and Venus exploration, while the US experiments with long-term habitation in space, through that station in Earth orbit.

Such an "Interplanetary Space Station", could even be attached to the vessel that travels to Mars to establish the Humanity station, with a few modules repurposed as a Mars orbital station.
 
They wouldn't happen, or wouldn't happen as they did historically. Instead, the US would work on building a massive space station, like Space Station Freedom. Except it would be for future launches. The Soviets would do the bulk of Mars and Venus exploration, while the US experiments with long-term habitation in space, through that station in Earth orbit.

Such an "Interplanetary Space Station", could even be attached to the vessel that travels to Mars to establish the Humanity station, with a few modules repurposed as a Mars orbital station.

So, because we do not have the Ares missions, no knowledge of those microbes yet, hmmmmm? Interesting.
 
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