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Nov 24, 2009 · This Day in History: 10/04/1957 - Sputnik Launched. The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age. Introduction. Visions of Technological Success. American Response to Sputnik. Birth of NASA. Introduction. Few Americans considered the reception on Friday, 4 October 1957, at the Soviet Union's Embassy in Washington, DC, to be anything out of the ordinary.
Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age . History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit Earth on its elliptical path.
On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. The satellite, an 85-kilogram (187-pound) metal sphere the size of a basketball, was launched on a huge rocket and orbited Earth at 29,000 kilometers per hour (18,000 miles per hour) for three months.
Oct 4, 2017 · The launch of Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, 60 years ago kicked off the space race between the Soviet Union and America. The satellite was a success not just in terms of scientific...
Oct 4, 2022 · Article. On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union inaugurated the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. Launched as a contribution to the International Geophysical Year (IGY), Sputnik weighed 184 pounds and orbited the Earth every 90 minutes, sending out a signal that amateur radio operators around the world ...
Oct 5, 2017 · 60 years ago, Sputnik shocked the world and started the space race. By Mary Beth Griggs | Published Oct 4, 2017 10:00 PM EDT. Science. It was 8:07 p.m. on a Friday night in Riverhead, Long...
