On October 4, 1957, at the height of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, the Soviets launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit around the Earth. This surprise achievement created a crisis in the states that eventually lead to the creation of NASA and the Apollo program to put a man on the moon before the end of the sixties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"