They launched Sputnik 2 on Nov. 3, 1957, carrying a dog, named Laika, on board. ... She was launched on the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 mission in November 1957. (Image credit: NASA) ...

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.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred ...

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 ...

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 This Day: The Launch of Sputnik. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into low Earth orbit.

Fifty years ago, science fiction became science fact. On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union, having worked in complete secrecy, launched Sputnik I. Humankind's first man-made satellite, a tiny ball ...

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 ...

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.

In 1957, most Americans did not know what a satellite was, but they could certainly interpret the meaning of the Soviet Union having launched Sputnik 1. America was behind, the Soviets were in ...

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. The Sputnik ...

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.