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Russian's Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite.
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The name of the first space shuttle?
sputnik-1 was the first space craft by Russia
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
How many sputnik space crafts have been launched?
The Soviet Space Program later replaced by the Russian Federal Space Agency have officially named 12 Sputnik craft (Sputnik 1 through Sputnik 10 which were launched by rockets into orbit as well as Sputnik 40 and Sputnik 41 which were released from the Mir space station). Outside of the Soviet Union, Sputnik 20 through Sputnik 25 may be referred to. However, the Soviet Union officially refers to these as Cosmos missions due to the launch failures.
What was the name of the cosmonaut in the soviet spacecraft sputnik 2?
The Sputnik craft were very small, unmanned satellites. But the Sputnik 2 carried a dog called Laika into space.The first man in space was Yuri Gagarin, aboard Vostok 1.
How does sputnik 1 help to explore space?
Sputnik proved that space exploration was possible.
What is the names of the s first spacecrafts into space?
Sputnik 1 Sputnik 1
What do you call the rocket that sent Sputnik 1 into space?
The rocket that sent Sputnik 1 into space is the SPUTNIK - PS by the former Soviet Union(now Russia).
What was the first spacecraft to orbit the earth?
The Russian spacecraft "Sputnik 1" was the first spacecraft to orbit the earth. It was launched on October 4, 1957. It transmitted radio signals on amateur radio frequencies for 22 days. Sputnik 1 burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere on January 4 1958.
What was first satellite in space called?
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
Where is the sputnik 1 satellite?
It was gone to space
What was the first space ship?
Sputnik 1
Why was the Sputnik 1 satellite planned?
The United States and Soviet Russia were kind of in a race to get into space. I believe it was actually called the 'Space Race'. Sputnik 1 was put into space by the Soviets to collect data. Eventually, they actually sent a dog out there, which was the first living being in space. In the end, the US was the first country to get a man into space.
