Inside Sputnik-1's shiny, heat resistant carapace rested these internal components: After its final assembly, the satellite was filled with nitrogen, achieving internal pressure of 1.3 atmospheres.

Sputnik. The first artificial satellite, the launch of which precipitated ... to say that we might not yet have many of the tools and components we take for granted as electronics enthusiasts ...

In 1957 the Sputnik 1 satellite was seen as a technological marvel ... You could probably find most of these components lying around your home. There are transmitters in mobile or cordless phones, ...

Furthermore, the batteries dying before a month's time didn't stop Sputnik from staying in orbit. The satellite orbited Earth for a total of 92 days before it broke apart and fell back to Earth.

Several replicas of the Sputnik 1 satellite have been showcased at museums in Russia, and another is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

In 1957, the Space Age began with the launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite. Since then, the number of objects humans have hurled toward the stars has soared to the thousands.

By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno Since Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957 ... in Florida carrying the world’s first satellite model with wooden components, marking a potential shift in space engineering ...