Earth received its first artificial satellite companion, Sputnik 1. The Soviet Union packed its celestial dreams of space ...

But it looked like the USSR might beat us there. On Oct. 4, 1957, Russia launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the satellite that started the Space Race. Sputnik 1 was the first ...

It was the beginning of the space age: the launch by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 of Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite. With the Soviet Union and the US locked in an ...

Satellite history is littered with "firsts." Many early space launches constituted key moments in the Cold War space race and ...

October 14th has witnessed a number of significant historical events throughout the centuries. From pivotal battles and ...

Sputnik 1 was the object that began the era of space exploration when it was launched from the USSR in 1957. Many people will remember the wonder of hearing the regular 'beeps' of the radio signal ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. In ...

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