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- Sputnik 1 - Wikipedia
Sputnik 1 ( ˈspʌtnɪk, ˈspʊtnɪk , Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1), sometimes referred to as simply Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program
- Sputnik | Satellites, History, Facts | Britannica
Sputnik, a series of three Soviet artificial satellites Sputnik 1 (launched October 4, 1957) was the first artificial satellite and the beginning of the ‘space race’ between the U S and the Soviet Union Sputnik 2 carried the dog Laika, the first living creature in space
- Dawn of the Space Age - NASA
The historic Sputnik launch on Oct 4, 1957 marked the beginning of the space age, leading to the establishment of NASA as well as the U S –Soviet space race
- The story of Sputnik: how one soviet satellite changed . . .
On 3 November 1957, barely four weeks after the first launch, the Soviets sent Sputnik 2 into orbit This time, the satellite carried a living passenger: Laika was a female dog selected from a group of Moscow strays and originally named Kudryavka, and she became the first animal to orbit the Earth
- Sputnik launched | October 4, 1957 | HISTORY
The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite
- Sputnik - Russian Studies - Macalester College
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by sending the first artificial satellite into outer space At the height of the Cold War, this move caused heightened tensions throughout the United States and the world as the majority of people were largely uninformed as to its capabilities
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