1957 with the launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite. Find out how to celebrate World Space Week 2020 here. Read on below to see photos of Sputnik and its legacy! Top image ...

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. ...

With the observations it made, scientists collected information on the upper layers of the atmosphere and the laws governing the movements of the satellite. The Sputnik was the first artificial ...

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.