Sputnik 1 was protected by a cone-shaped payload fairing while attached to the rocket. The launch was a roller coaster ride, ...

An emotional rescue for America came via the first U.S. artificial satellite. Explorer 1 was boosted into space by the Army on Jan. 31, 1958. Nevertheless, despite setbacks, Vanguard 1 did reach orbit ...

Both nations endeavored to perfect their satellites and launch first, and on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into orbit. Just a month after propelling the first satellite into ...

Sputnik 1 was the object that began the era of space exploration when it was launched from the USSR in 1957. Many people will remember the wonder of hearing the regular 'beeps' of the radio signal ...

With the launch of a basketball-size satellite on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union ushered in the “Space Age” and changed the world. Sputnik 1, launched from the Soviet Union’s rocket test ...

If there were ever any concerns that Sputnik-1 was a technologically advanced spy ... the different military branches while trying to launch a satellite, Eisenhower approved the formation of ...

A surprise advance in technology. In 1957, Russia launched Sputnik 1, the first space satellite and caught the world off guard, especially the United States. Sputnik caused the U.S. to move ...

launch of Sputnik, the first satellite sent into orbit from Earth. The launch alarmed many Americans and led to a renewed commitment to space research and science in general. This made possible ...

Johnson, calling the Sputnik launch “a second Pearl Harbor”, held ... had died of overheating before four orbits were completed 1. Nonetheless, even a month later, Vanguard could not lift ...

Americans certainly remember Sputnik. At a time when the world was larger and scarier, the Soviets had a metal basketball flying over the United States and the rest of the world. It made people ...

Sputnik 1 was the object that began the era of space exploration when it was launched from the USSR in 1957. Many people will remember the wonder of hearing the regular 'beeps' of the radio signal ...