The launch the world's first satellite was the birth of the Space Age. Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 sent a shockwave through the American public.

Free video-based materials for social studies teachers. ... On This Day: The Launch of Sputnik. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, ...

In 1957, a Soviet street dog named Laika launched into space aboard Sputnik-2 and became the first animal to orbit the Earth. This is her story. 💰Our editors’ picks for the best Prime Day ...

Laika, a mixed-breed dog, became the first living being in orbit when the Soviet Union launched her on the Sputnik 2 mission on Nov. 3, 1957. (Image credit: NASA) Jump to: ...

These should have been Sputnik moments,” he said. “The problem is, we never embraced them as such.” What would it take to snap the U.S. out of its complacency?

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Fifty years from the launch of Sputnik, the day that marked the beginning of the Space Age, the space event organizational group Yuri’s Night is celebrating with the official ...