A model of Sputnik, the little orb that could. Image: NASA View Slideshow The standard Sputnik story goes like this: It was the launch of this metal ball that forced the United States to elevate the ...
Earth's Space Age began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched the first human-made satellite into space, much to the surprise and disappointment of the United States ...
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