An event of similar proportions that caused a case of worldwide jitters transpired in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space, which like the Chinese balloon, was perceived to be ...

In the late 1950s, Moscow’s streets were full of stray dogs that adapted to freezing nights and scarce food. One small ...

Sputnik 2 re-entered Earth’s orbit after 162 days on April 14, 1958. Following Laika’s lead, Soviet Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in 1961. Related articles: Sputnik 1 launches ...

When the Soviets sent Sputnik into space in 1957, the US public was shocked. The CIA, not so much ... but knew it could be put into orbit by the end of 1957. ...

WASHINGTON – News bulletin in 1957: Sputnik stuns the world. CIA in 2017: Not really. The CIA released newly declassified documents on Wednesday revealing that while the American public was ...

On Nov. 3, 1957, the Soviet Union sent up Sputnik 2, ... Not until 1958 did America put a satellite into orbit, and even then we remained behind for several years.

On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union jumped out to the lead in the blossoming space race with the U.S. by launching humanity's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit.

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 ...

Oct. 4, 1957: Soviets Put Man-Made Moon in Orbit! The shock of Sputnik reverberates around the world, heralding not only the dawn of the Space Age but the ratcheting up of an already heated Cold ...

It's always a good day to remember Sputnik in my book, but today there is actually a reason to. It was on this date in 1957 that the Soviet Union launched the little round satellite into orbit.