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What impact did Sputnik and the space race have on American life?
it made the US citizens cry! it was the begging of the NBA and birth of lebron james
What was the name of Laika's Space craft?
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2.
Is sputnik still in space?
No.
First satellite in space?
The first artificial satellite in space was called the Sputnik. The Sputnik satellite was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. It belonged to the Soviet Union.
What is the first aircraft in space?
sputnik I
What moon landings were part of what space program?
sputnik
Is it true that the space race began in 1997 when the soviet union launched the satellite sputnik you in to orbit the us responded by speeding up its own space program?
No. Sputnik was launched in 1957
How many sputnik space crafts have been launched?
The Soviet Space Program later replaced by the Russian Federal Space Agency have officially named 12 Sputnik craft (Sputnik 1 through Sputnik 10 which were launched by rockets into orbit as well as Sputnik 40 and Sputnik 41 which were released from the Mir space station). Outside of the Soviet Union, Sputnik 20 through Sputnik 25 may be referred to. However, the Soviet Union officially refers to these as Cosmos missions due to the launch failures.
How did the U-2 incident and sputnik impact U.S. and Russian relationship?
They caused a Space Race.
What was size of sputnik 1 satellite?
Not sure what you're asking... technically Sputnik was a part of the Russian space program (like Apollo was part of the U.S. space program). Sputnik in Russian literally means "co-traveler" or "satellite".The program started in 1957 with Sputnik 1 (about 23 inches in diameter, weighing in at about 183 lbs). Sputnik 2was a 13' by 6.6' cone shaped capsule, large enough to carry the first living animal in space (a dog named Laika). Sputnik 3was a slightly smaller cone (11.7' x 5.6').
What motivated the US to develop its own space program?
The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.
What event is primarily though to have jolted the United State into creating a space program?
The launch of Sputnik
How does sputnik 1 help to explore space?
Sputnik proved that space exploration was possible.
The Soviet Union kicked off the Space Race with the launching of .?
sputnik
What is the definition of sputnik and answer?
Sputnik was an early Russian space satellite.
The USSR launched Sputnik on October 4 1957 What was the impact of this event?
It marked the start of the space race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
What impact did Sputnik and the space race have on American life?
it made the US citizens cry! it was the begging of the NBA and birth of lebron james
