On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, into orbit, sending a ...
The Soviet Union's October 1957 launch of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, stunned the U.S., which reckoned it had a commanding lead in "the Space Race." Some of the clever software ...
MOSCOW When Sputnik took off 50 years ago, the world gazed at the heavens in awe and apprehension. People watched what seemed like the unveiling of a sustained Soviet effort to conquer space and score ...