Web Search Results for "Sputnik"

Sputnik 1 - Wikipedia
10 Sep 2024 at 12:21pm
Sputnik 1 (/ ? s p ? t n ? k, ? s p ? t n ? k /, Russian: ???????-1, Satellite 1) was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc ...

Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age - NASA
10 Sep 2024 at 2:16pm
The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off-guard. Its size was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3.5-pound payload.

Sputnik | Satellites, History, & Facts | Britannica
10 Sep 2024 at 2:13am
Sputnik, a series of three Soviet artificial satellites. Sputnik 1 (launched October 4, 1957) was the first artificial satellite and the beginning of the ?space race? between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Sputnik 2 carried the dog Laika, the first living creature in space.

Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age - NASA
13 Mar 2023 at 5:05pm
The combination of technological and scientific advance, political competition with the Soviet Union, and changes in popular opinion about space flight came together in a very specific way in the 1950s to affect public policy in favor of an aggressive space program.

NASA | History - Sputnik
9 Sep 2024 at 2:17pm
Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age. History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I.

65 Years Ago: Sputnik Ushers in the Space Age - NASA
9 Sep 2024 at 5:20am
Launched as a contribution to the International Geophysical Year (IGY), Sputnik weighed 184 pounds and orbited the Earth every 90 minutes, sending out a signal that amateur radio operators around the world could monitor.

The World's First Artificial Satellite - ThoughtCo
8 Sep 2024 at 2:18pm
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union stunned everyone by launching the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. It was an event that galvanized the world and spurred the fledgling U.S. space effort into high gear.

ESA - Sputnik ? 60 years of the space age - European Space Agency
10 Sep 2024 at 12:18am
The launch of Sputnik-1, as it was officially called, signalled the start of the ?Space Age?, and fuelled the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States that was to result in more than a decade of unprecedented achievement.

Sputnik 1: World's 1st Artificial Satellite Explained (Infographic ...
9 Sep 2024 at 5:59pm
On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union stunned the world with its surprise launch of Sputnik 1. See how the historic satellite launch worked in this SPACE.com infographic.

The story of Sputnik: how one soviet satellite changed everything
10 Sep 2024 at 7:13am
The twentieth century was a time of extraordinary breakthroughs and astounding discoveries, but few events can rival the awe-inspiring launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik.



WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.