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 ...

After Sputnik. TIME correspondents went their rounds again to assay the present state of U.S. science, as the scientists themselves see it.

Sputnik II was launched in November 1957 with a passenger aboard - a dog called Laika. The flight allowed Russian scientists to learn much about the prospects for human space travel.

Local On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviets shocked the world with a shiny metal ball: Sputnik October 3, 2017 More than 7 years ago Summary By John Kelly ...

British scientists have conceded that their prediction that the rocket of Sputnik I would plunge to earth Saturday was incorrect.

Launched on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union's first artificial satellite went into orbit around the earth. Known as Sputnik 1, it was seen by many people across Victoria ...