The space race
Sputnik did not launch from the moon, and it did not land on the moon.
why was the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 so significant?
Space race 1957 not the Cold War 1946-1991
Nyet.
Sputnik was the first successful launch.
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.
It was caused by the cold war in the 1950s as the soviets wanted to launch the sputnik.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
Sputnik 1 is long gone. It burnt up on re-entry a few months after launch.
Russian launch of Sputnik
The launch of Sputnik by USSR
It frightened america