Sputnik – sometimes called Sputnik 1 – went into space on Oct. 4, 1957. The achievement sent a ... launched three weeks later on May 5. A race for astronaut milestones quickly ensued, with ...

Soviets beat U.S. - first into space MOSCOW, Oct. 4, 1957 (UP ... of the sphere in its race around the earth. Ohio man the first to spot Sputnik By LARRY OCHS, as told to the United Press ...

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment ... Union transformed into a race to dominate not only Earth but also space. But there was more ...

An event of similar proportions that caused a case of worldwide jitters transpired in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into ... and set off a 12-year space race between the U.S ...

On October 4, 1957, Earth received its first artificial ... laid the groundwork for more complex space missions. The Sputnik ...

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite ... in science and technology and triggered the Space Race. Carl Cannon talked about the significance of ...

a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard Sputnik 2 spacecraft on Nov. 3, 1957. This photo, and many others like it, are real.

Soviets beat U.S. - first into space MOSCOW, Oct. 4, 1957 (UP ... of the sphere in its race around the earth. Ohio man the first to spot Sputnik By LARRY OCHS, as told to the United Press ...