So - looking back 50 years - Sputnik was one of those critical turning points in history that both reflected the times and stimulated new paths. The Cold War propaganda campaign, fueled by ...

Sputnik – sometimes called Sputnik 1 ... The satellite projects took place under the backdrop of the Cold War, a lengthy time — from the late 1940s to at least the late 1980s, historians ...

While launching objects into space is commonplace today, in the midst of the Cold War in the 1950s, it was a major demonstration of a country's strength. Sputnik orbiting Earth contributed to a ...

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 ...

At the time of the ascent of Sputnik, a 32-year-old American called ... Instead, we sipped a cocktail of Cold War posturing and paranoia, garnished with Lederberg’s quick-witted thinking.

ROGER LAUNIUS (National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution): Sputnik signaled a fundamental shift in the Cold War arena. Previously to this, the U.S. had been viewed as having the upper ...

Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, compared the test to that pivotal event during the Cold War: “I don’t know if it’s quite a Sputnik moment,” he said ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into low Earth orbit. Sputnik's launch caused fear of the ...