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 ...

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 ...

If there were ever any concerns that Sputnik-1 was a technologically advanced spy satellite, those concerns were unnecessary.

The University of Western Australia, with its TeraNet project, has made a pivotal breakthrough in the field of space ...

Both nations endeavored to perfect their satellites and launch first, and on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into orbit. Just a month after propelling the first satellite into ...

Less than a month earlier, when the Soviets shocked the world with the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, the U.S. reacted with equal parts indignation, outrage and fear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of ...

Launched on August 19 1960, Korabl-Sputnik 2, also known as Sputnik 5 ... paved the way for the first human orbital flight, Vostok 1, which was launched less than eight months later.

The three men responsible for the success of Explorer 1, America's first Earth satellite which was launched January 31, 1958. NASA October 4: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into earth orbit.

Getty Images Sputnik 1 was the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the Soviets in 1957 There has been the odd hiccup in the rollout. Argentinian President Alberto Fernández ...

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