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1957-10-07_New_Moon.ogv (Ogg multiplexed audio/video file, Theora/Vorbis, length 45 s, 640 × 480 pixels, 1.42 Mbps overall, file size: 7.66 MB) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.
Sputnik 1 (/ ˈ s p ʌ t n ɪ k, ˈ s p ʊ t n ɪ k /, Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1), sometimes referred to as simply Sputnik, 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.
Sputnik program: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, beginning the Sputnik crisis and the Space Age. This event galvanized interest and action on the part of the American public to support an active role in space research, technology, and exploration. [18] [19] [20]
On October 4th in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world's first manmade satellite into orbit. This event initiated the 'Space Age' and 'space race' as the US was surprised by such an ...
Fifty-eight years ago today on October 4, 1957, Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union.
The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957, by the Soviet Union.In November, the second orbital flight took place. The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth, a dog, Laika, who died in orbit a few hours after launch.
Taming of the Fire (Russian: Укрощение огня, romanized: Ukroshcheniye ognya) is a 1972 film, directed by Daniil Khrabrovitsky and starring Kirill Lavrov. [1] The film dramatizes the Soviet viewpoint of the Space Race , and features actual footage of the powerful, three-stage rockets built to launch the first human, Yuri Gagarin ...
U.S.-launched V-2 rocket on 20 February 1947 from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. [46] [47] [48] - fruit flies: United States October 4, 1957: Artificial satellite: Sputnik 1 [49] – N/A: Soviet Union November 3, 1957 [50] Animal in orbit: Sputnik 2 [51] Laika the dog: Soviet Union January 2, 1959: Lunar flyby, spacecraft to achieve a ...