americans were shocked because they assumed us technology was superior. novanet
the National Defense Education Act
national defence eduction Act
in 1937
The first person to launch a satellite to Pluto was Bob Riley.
americans were shocked because they assumed us technology was superior. novanet
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The first satellite launched in the orbit of the Earth was the Sputnik 1. It was launched on 1957 by the Soviet Union.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
No. The first satellite to be launched into space was Sputnik, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on the 4th of October 1957
In 1957, the major event was the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik, which became the first artificial Earth satellite. This event marked the beginning of the space age and the space race between the US and the Soviet Union. It also led to the establishment of NASA in the United States in response to the perceived technological and military threat posed by Sputnik.
Americans feared satellite Sputnik because it demonstrated the Soviet Union's technological advancement in space, raising concerns about potential military implications and a perceived threat to national security. The successful launch of Sputnik also sparked fears of falling behind in the space race and losing strategic advantage to the Soviet Union.