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.

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Nearly seven decades after the Soviet Union’s Sputnik launch jolted America into the space age, the United States finds itself at another critical juncture.

Laika's death Sputnik 2 was a suicide mission for the poor dog; the satellite was not designed to come safely back to Earth and the Soviet space program didn't want to delay the launch.

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union sent a beach ball-sized satellite, Sputnik 1 into space. It was the first artificial satellite to enter Earth orbit. The launch grabbed the world’s attention ...

On This Day: The Launch of Sputnik On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into low Earth orbit. Sputnik's launch caused fear of the Soviets using ...

The Soviet Union's October 1957 launch of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, stunned the U.S., which reckoned it had a commanding lead in "the Space Race." ...

Russia’s Ministry of Defense releases video footage of a test launch of its new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sarmat.

Sputnik 2 and space exploration Not long after the successful launch of Sputnik 1, the Soviets launched Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1957. This one had a passenger though - Laika the dog.

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 ...

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.