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The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) -- Russia launched Sputnik
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite to be launched into space to orbit the Earth. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4th, 1957 and initiated the Space Race between the USA and the USSR.
The United States of America and the USSR were involved in the space race
Because it was a "race" between the USSR and the US to reach space milestones first.
The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) -- Russia launched Sputnik
The first artificial satellite into space was named sputnik and was launched by the USSR. The term "Space Race" actually applies to the race to the moon which was won by the US when the Apollo spacecraft touched down in 1969.
The first manmade object in outer space was Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite to be launched into space to orbit the Earth. It was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4th, 1957 and initiated the Space Race between the USA and the USSR.
It marked the start of the space race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
the space race started when the soviet union union launched Sputnik into space.
The United States of America and the USSR were involved in the space race
Because it was a "race" between the USSR and the US to reach space milestones first.
USSR and US
to beast the USSR in the space race
USSR and US
The space race was when the us and the ussr tried to get the newest equipment into space. It happened between 1957 and 1975.