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How did the launch of sputnik affect the policies of president eisenhowers
How did the launch of sputnik affect the policies of president eisenhowers
Sputnik did not launch from the moon, and it did not land on the moon.
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We don't know whether or not it was the first attempt, but the first launch thatsuccessfully placed a man-made object in Earth-orbit was the launch of Sputnik-Iin October 1957, during the second term of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Nyet.
Sputnik was the first successful launch.
The space race
As far as we know, it didn't. But if you can launch something harmless into orbit, you can also launch something dangerous into orbit, which was a big part of the fear caused by the Sputnik launch.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
Russian launch of Sputnik
The launch of Sputnik by USSR