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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Then Sputnik, a scientific satellite ... of space is a critical case of an unintended consequence of momentous importance for the rest of the Cold War. Dr Roger D Launius is chair of the Division of ...

The presence of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace may put the country back on a footing similar to the Cold War era when Soviet balloons and the satellite Sputnik caused alarm among Americans.

This surprise success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race, a part of the larger Cold War. The launch ushered in new political, military, technological ...