THE FIRST SPUTNIK

The First Sputnik

On October 4th, 1957, the world witnessed a momentous event: the launch of Sputnik 1. This human-made satellite became the initial manned spacecraft to circle the Earth. The success of the Soviet Union in sending up Sputnik marked the start of the space station Space Age, galvanizing nations around the globe to pursue their own space programs. Thi

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