O n October 4, 1957, Earth received its first artificial satellite companion, Sputnik 1. The Soviet Union packed its ...

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 ...

Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched by the Soviets and circled the globe Oct. 4, 1957. The space age was born. And what followed were changes to everyday life that people now ...

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. ...

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.