Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In the first and second days following the event, The New York Times wrote that the launch of Sputnik 1 was a major global propaganda and prestige triumph for Russian communism. [13] Further, Fred Hechinger, a noted American journalist and education editor, reported, “hardly a week passed without several television programs examining ...
January 31, 1958, two months after the Soviets launch their second satellite, Sputnik II, into orbit Explorer I, the first American satellite, was launched into orbit. [5] The Soviets launch of Sputnik I and Sputnik II showed that America was falling behind in fall facets of scientific research only adding to the need of a national laboratory ...
In response to the launch of Sputnik 1 on 4 October 1957, ... Sputnik 2, on 3 November 1957. ... deepened American dismay over the country's position in the Space Race.
Nikita Khruschev successfully launched Sputnik, ... David Wade, former chief of staff to the U.S. Department of State and board member of the American Security Project, is a life member of the ...
Vanguard TV-3 (also called Vanguard Test Vehicle-Three), was the first attempt of the United States to launch a satellite into orbit around the Earth, after the successful Soviet launches of Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2.
The fear of the unknown capability of Sputnik sparked fear in the Americans and many government officials went on record giving their thoughts on the matter. Senator Jackson of Seattle said the launch of Sputnik "was a devastating blow", and that "[President] Eisenhower should declare a week of shame and danger". [36]
The United States has take steps in response to Chinese-linked cyber-espionage operations against U.S. telecoms firms, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday. U.S. telecoms ...
The Biden administration is seeking to align its position with Israel on any potential response to Iran's attack but also recognizes the Middle East is on a "knife's edge" and a broader escalation ...