On this day in 1957, the Soviets successfully sent Sputnik into orbit around Earth ... we've put together a slideshow of stamps about space from the Soviet Union. Their vivid colors and particular ...

The Soviets called it sputnik, meaning simply “satellite” or “fellow traveler.” But to American space-watchers of 60 years ago, the satellite that launched on Oct. 4, 1957 had many ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1 the first human-made object to enter Earth orbit. See photos from the historic mission.

There may actually have been three Sputnik moments. The Soviet Union's Oct. 4, 1957, launch of the first-ever artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, created quite a stir, to be sure. It did kick off the ...

The Samoyed-terrier mix was said to have been aboard the 1957 Soviet Spacecraft, Sputnik 2. Snopes. Fact Check: Photos Show ...

The Samoyed-terrier mix was said to have been aboard the 1957 Soviet Spacecraft, Sputnik 2. Madison Dapcevich Published Dec. 2, 2024. Image ... Laika shown on stamp from Romania in 1957 ...

The week that was, Sputnik in 1957 Originally published October 1, 2007 at 12:00 am Updated October 1, 2007 at 2:00 am Oct. 4, 1957 — the Space Age began with an American defeat.

Future historians, with a better perspective, may well mark Oct. 4, 1957, as one of those times,” observed The Sun in a 1977 20th anniversary Sputnik 1 article.