In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made space satellite, Sputnik 1. The Soviet's successful launch caught America by surprise and was the spark which ignited the Space Race.

The USSR leapfrogged the USA in the space race with Sputnik, and the student-loan industry was meant to fix that. Now, it's a $1.7 trillion crisis.

The Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on October 4, 1957, making it the first successful artificial satellite and marking the start of ...

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 space age, after all. But Americans' concerns about ...

North Korea's nuclear and missile threats have parallels with Americans' shock when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the Earth's first artificial satellite, on Oct. 4, 1957.

It's always a good day to remember Sputnik in my book, but today there is actually a reason to. It was on this date in 1957 that the Soviet Union launched the little round satellite into orbit.

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik, the first satellite into outer space. A video clip was shown of a Universal newsreel from October 7, 1957, about Sputnik that ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date. In 1777, George Washington’s troops launched an assault on ...

In December 1955, one predicted the Soviets could launch one by 1958. In March 1957 – about six months before the launch – another intelligence estimate said Moscow was capable of putting a ...

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 ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made space satellite, Sputnik 1. The Soviet's successful launch caught America by surprise and was the spark which ignited the Space Race.

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first Earth-orbiting satellite, Sputnik. It was a clear sign to President Dwight Eisenhower that the US needed to be producing more scientists and ...