Sputnik was the world's first artificial satellite, launched Oct. 4, 1957. (Image credit: NASA) World Space Week 2020 will celebrate the impact of satellites on humanity from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10.

O n October 4, 1957, Earth received its first artificial satellite companion, Sputnik 1. The Soviet Union packed its ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred ...

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, which occurred sixty-five years ago, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ...

The satellite's four antennas sent back beeps that were heard on radios around the world. ... Sputnik — the first man-made satellite — launched 60 years ago today by the Soviet Union.

The original design would become Sputnik 3, which, as [Scott] puts it, was the first Soviet satellite that “didn’t suck.” The first one was essentially a stunt, and the second one had an ...

but its desire to beat the United States to space prompted it to send the considerably smaller satellite first. Tensions were high between the USSR and the U.S., and Sputnik concerned the U.S ...

Actually, Sputnik wasn’t first artificial satellite. During WW2 Germans (including Von Braun – creator of NASA) sent some V2 as atmosphere research instead of bombs.

Fears about Sputnik evaporated as three months later the U.S. launched its own satellite, Explorer 1, and eventually took the lead in the race for space. Almost 70 later, satellites are part of ...