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But it was a beep heard around the world. When the Soviet Union launched the 183-pound Sputnik, the tiny satellite ignited a frantic space race between the USSR and the United States.

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Half a century ago today a beeping, 184-pound metal ball changed the world. On Oct. 4, 1957, the then Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first manmade satellite to orbit the earth. Overnight satell… ...

Fifty-five years ago today, the Space Race was kicked into gear by a silver basketball flying through the sky.

Fifty-five years ago today, the Space Race was kicked into gear by a silver basketball flying through the sky. Sputnik 1, the Soviet probe that became the first manmade object to reach space ...

Fifty-five years ago today, the Space Race was kicked into gear by a silver basketball flying through the sky. Sputnik 1, the Soviet probe that became the first manmade object to reach space ...

The Soviet Union's Sputnik probe launched 55 years ago today, sending the first artificial satellite into orbit and kicking the United States into gear to pursue space.