But on October 4, 1957, the Kremlin announced the launch of Sputnik, the world’s first ... To attract able and promising young men and women into the fields of science and engineering it is ...

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 ...

And so, the mood in Washington was grim, with lots of finger-pointing among politicians, military leaders and scientists ... follow — men and women, too — but Sputnik would always be the ...

It was the beginning of the space age: the launch by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 of Sputnik 1 ... bleeping signal back home. As New Scientist noted, there was less admiration for the ...

Read on below to see photos of Sputnik and its legacy! Top image: The Soviet Union successfully launched the Sputnik 1 satellite on Oct. 4, 1957 ... Soviet scientist Leonid Sedov, who created ...

The launch of the first satellite, Sputnik, on 4 October 1957 forever changed the world. New Scientist delves into the legacy of the pioneering spacecraft. The launch was the starting gun for the ...

MOSCOW, Nov. 4, 1957 ... its scientists are planning to use anthropod apes as the next passengers for space vehicles. The statement came as a result of the successful launching of Sputnik II.