No... they did not start in 1957, otherwise they never would have fought in WW2
When the Soviet Union entered the Space Race with the United States, they launched their first satellite called the Sputnik 1 in 1957.
The Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 to orbit around the Earth, the very first of it's kind.
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It started on 1957 and ended on 1969
The space race began in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. This event marked the start of a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to achieve milestones in space exploration and technology.
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sputnik which was a rocket that was sent to the moon made by the soviet union in 1957 and this was led to the USA
The United States was afraid to start a war with the Soviet Union
The first satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into space by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. This event marked the beginning of the Space Age and the start of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union.
1957 in russia (soviet union
Sputnik 1 was lauched on October 4 1957 by Russia.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space in 1957, marking the beginning of the space age and the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.