Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. Sputnik 1was the world’s first artificial satellite. Its launch marked the beginning of the Space Race and revolutionised space exploration. ...

When the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was put into orbit around Earth, anyone in the path of the satellite could receive the beeps transmitted by the satellite provided they had some ...

As part of the IGY, the Soviet Union vowed that it would launch an artificial ... a satellite. Both countries had ulterior motives, of course; the ostensibly friendly rivalry in the name of ...

The first-stage rocket, carrying stages 2 and 3 and the payload satellite, will be fired due east, to take advantage of the spin of the earth (1,340 ft. per second at the launching point. Cape ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - NASA is building a satellite that will act as an artificial star in the sky, and it hopes to launch it by 2029. NASA wants to launch a breadbox-size satellite far enough into ...

On December 5, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India successfully launched two European satellites that will create artificial ... has a long-winded name: Association of Spacecraft ...

Shamim Chowdhury is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on major international breaking news stories, in particular, conflicts, refugees and natural disasters. She has reported ...

A pair of spacecraft have been launched on a mission to help scientists get a better understanding of the sun by creating artificial solar eclipses. Proba-3, which includes two satellites ...