sputnik
Sputnik, a Russian satellite.
The Russian spacecraft the first by man was called the sputnik.
"Sputnik" is a Russian word meaning "satellite" or "companion." It was the name given to the world's first artificial satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. The name was chosen to symbolize the satellite as a companion exploring outer space.
The name "Sputnik" comes from the Russian word for satellite, as the spacecraft was the first artificial satellite to be launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1957. The word "Sputnik" also means "companion" or "fellow traveler" in Russian.
The Russian space program in the 1960s was known as the Soviet space program. It was responsible for significant achievements such as launching the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, and sending the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space.
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
In Russian :Простейший Спутник-1", English translation: Elementary Satellite-1 Спутник-1 Is pronounced close to Sputnik 1.
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"The first rocket was the Sputnik...." Here we go again... NO It Wasn't! The first Spacecraft with a human to go into space was the Russian Satellite called 'Vostok', or 'Vostok 3KA'. 'Sputink', is the Russian word for 'Satellite', it was NOT the Name of the spacecraft. imagine if every Russian called 'Apollo 18' ... 'Satilite' with a heavy russian accent... DRrr Not. It Also was not the first spacecraft! the Russians launched a bunch of Dogs and crap up there first... there were many spacecrafts that went up before 'Vostok'.
The Soviet Union was the first country to put a satellite in space on October 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1.
Sputnik-1 was the first satellite in space made by the Russians, it was launched 4th October 1957.