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Space exploration began on October 4 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 what other spacecraft were launched between that date and the last mission to the Moon in 1972?
The Explorer 1 was launched on January 31,1958 one year after the Sputnik 1,and Sputnik 11
What does the 1 in sputnik 1 mean?
It means it was the first sputnik.
What did the sputnik see on its journey in space?
Sputnik 1 didn't have any cany camera or crew onboard, so it didn't see a thing.
Is Sputnik 1 a Russian spacecraft?
Sputnik 1 was a Russian satellite.
Was the US the first to launch into space?
No. The USSR was the first to launch any kind of space craft with the launch of "Sputnik 1" in 1957. The US was the first to send a man to the moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission
Did Sputnik 1 return with any samples?
No. It burned up on re-entry.
How long did it take for NASA to build sputnik 1?
NASA did not build Sputnik. Sputnik was a Russian satellite, not an American one.The Soviets have not released any information about how long it took to design and build the satellite.
Who one came first sputnik 1 or sputnik?
Sputnik was the "family name" for a series of satellites, so there never was a satellite named only Sputnik. They all had numbers with Sputnik 1 being the first.
Why was there not a sputnik 4?
Because the Sputnik program ended with Sputnik 3. Albeit there was a Sputnik 40 and 41 but these were to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sputnik 1.
What is the names of the s first spacecrafts into space?
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1
When was sputnik in orbit?
Sputnik was a "family name" for a series of Russian satellites. Sputnik 1 (the very first artificial satellite launched by the Russians) was in orbit in 1957, but only briefly. It was in a very low orbit, and it fell out of orbit and burned on re-entry shortly afterward, which is was designed to do. It had accomplished it's mission.
What was first satellite in space called?
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
