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More so the psychological blow to American society. My understanding is both Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin had large impacts on American society with elements of both hurt national pride and paranoia.
If the Russians somehow landed on the Moon first the event in otl that de-facto ended to space race what impact would have been felt?