Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
the space race started when the soviet union union launched Sputnik into space.
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 first thing the Russians sent into space was the satellite Sputnik 1, launched on October 4, 1957. It was a landmark achievement as it marked the beginning of the space age and the start of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Sputnik was the first spacecraft put into orbit, and was done by the Russians during the "space race".It was important to America because we were in competition with the Russians and wanted to get there first.
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit. This event marked the beginning of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union as Americans realized the advancements in space technology by the Soviets posed a potential national security threat.
The space race is important because it shows the competitive nature between humans. it is a race between Russia and america to reach (get a man on) the moon. the race was stared when russia launched a satellite called sputnik in 1957, the americans thought this could destroy them (by launching missiles from space) and the race for space started.
That would be the Russians
The space race was sparked by the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. This event marked the beginning of the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to explore and dominate space.
launched the U.S. and Russia into the space race.
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When Russia launched Sputnik I in 1957, it marked the first artificial satellite to be successfully placed into orbit around the Earth. This event triggered the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union and led to advancements in space exploration technology.
The first rockets that carried man into space were made by the Russian's in 1961. The USA didn't get a man into space until 1964 but beat the Russians to the moon in 1969.