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It was the first man made satellite in space, and it woke America up to the fact that they weren't the most technologically powerful society on earth. It also started the space race which landed a man on the moon.
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What is the signicance of Ellis Island as it relates to immigration?
What is the signicance of Ellis island as it relates to immigration?
What does the 1 in sputnik 1 mean?
It means it was the first sputnik.
Is Sputnik 1 a Russian spacecraft?
Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.
Who one came first sputnik 1 or sputnik?
Sputnik was the "family name" for a series of satellites, so there never was a satellite named only Sputnik. They all had numbers with Sputnik 1 being the first.
Why was there not a sputnik 4?
Because the Sputnik program ended with Sputnik 3. Albeit there was a Sputnik 40 and 41 but these were to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sputnik 1.
What is the names of the s first spacecrafts into space?
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1
What was first satellite in space called?
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
What was Sputnik 1 and 2?
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were artificial satellites that traveled around the Earth. People thought that Sputnik 1 was spying on them, but all it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 3 weeks.
What was onboard sputnik 1?
The only known contents of Sputnik 1 are Electronics and some batteries.
Who went in sputnik 1?
Only things the sputnik 1 is known to have contained are Electronics and batteries.
Was Sputnik 1 an orbiter?
Yes, Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth over 1000 times
What was the other satellite sent out a month after sputnik 1?
Sputnik-2
