Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.
sputnik 1
The name of the first Russian spacecraft was Sputnik 1, launched on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik means "fellow traveler" in Russian.
The first Russian spacecraft in space was Sputnik 1, which was launched on October 4, 1957. It was the world's first artificial satellite and marked the beginning of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
because "sputnik" means "fellow traveler of earth"
Sputnik 1 (and also the next three Sputnik spacecraft) burned up in the atmosphere during re-entry. There are replicas in many Russian museums and at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington.
Sputnik 1 (and also the next three Sputnik spacecraft) burned up in the atmosphere during re-entry. There are replicas in many Russian museums and at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington.
"The first rocket was the Sputnik...." Here we go again... NO It Wasn't! The first Spacecraft with a human to go into space was the Russian Satellite called 'Vostok', or 'Vostok 3KA'. 'Sputink', is the Russian word for 'Satellite', it was NOT the Name of the spacecraft. imagine if every Russian called 'Apollo 18' ... 'Satilite' with a heavy russian accent... DRrr Not. It Also was not the first spacecraft! the Russians launched a bunch of Dogs and crap up there first... there were many spacecrafts that went up before 'Vostok'.
Sputnik 1 (and also the next three Sputnik spacecraft) burned up in the atmosphere during re-entry. There are replicas in many Russian museums and at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington.
The Russian spacecraft the first by man was called the sputnik.
("If you mean the first one launched, It was named "Sputnik 1".) Here we go again... NO It Wasn't! The first Spacecraft with a human to go into space was the Russian Satellite called 'Vostok', or 'Vostok 3KA'. 'Sputink', is the Russian word for 'Satellite', it was NOT the Name of the spacecraft. imagine if every Russian called 'Apollo 18' ... 'Satilite' with a heavy russian accent... DRrr Not. Now to address the question, name of a russian spaceship? there are many...
The name "Sputnik" comes from the Russian word for satellite, as the spacecraft was the first artificial satellite to be launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957. The word "Sputnik" also means "companion" or "fellow traveler" in Russian.