In October of 1957, the USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite into orbit around Earth. Today, we're combining ...

On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union sent up Sputnik 2, a satellite that carried a dog named Laika. American children were told that poor Laika had enough food for a few days, and would be served a ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the former Soviet ... Top image: The Soviet Union successfully launched the Sputnik 1 satellite on Oct. 4, 1957, surprising the world and kicking off the space race.

There may actually have been three Sputnik moments. The Soviet Union's Oct. 4, 1957, launch of the first-ever artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, created quite a stir, to be sure. It did kick off the ...

On this day in 1957, humans sent their first satellite into space. Sputnik 1, named after the Russian word for “satellite,” was launched by the Soviet Union. It weighed 184 pounds and traveled ...

COLUMN. Le Monde columnist Sylvie Kauffmann looks back at the Soviet launch of the satellite in 1957, and President Eisenhower's counteroffensive in favor of science and education, to understand ...