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Space age started the launching of Sputnik I on October 4,1957
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Launching of Sputnik
The Russians started the Space Race by launching Sputnik the first satellite, which then provoked fear in the Americans to begin development of their own satellites.
The space race was started by the USSR on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik 1.
Launching of Sputnik
Russia launched Sputnik 1 in 1959
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The 'space race'
Soviet Union launching of Sputnik
the space race started when the soviet union union launched Sputnik into space.
The first artificial satilite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 launching this was the first step in the space race.