americans were shocked because they assumed us technology was superior. novanet
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Sputnik was launched from Soviet Russia, at a placed called Baikonur Cosmodrome. While Russia still lays claim to the Cosmodrome, that area is now deep within Kazakhstan.
The doctrine of containment was a U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism. It was made in response to the Soviet Union's moves to enlarge communist presence in Eastern Europe.
when the soviet union launched the first man-made satellite, sputnik, the us became fearful of the soviet's technological abilities so the us federal govt pumped a lot of money into science, math and gifted education programs. we responded with our own man-made satellite, thus starting the tit for tat race to space.
America wanted to insulate itself from europe in the 1920's and 1930's because of the establishment of communism in the soviet union and the emergence of fascism
americans were shocked because they assumed us technology was superior. novanet
americans were shocked because they assumed us technology was superior. novanet
No THe series of satellites sharing the name Sputnik were launched by the Russiansm the Soviet Union.
No. Sputnik was a series of early satellites launched by Russia / the Soviet Union back in the 50s.
The first satellite to be placed in orbit was Sputnik I. It was the first of a series of "Sputnik" satellites and was launched on October 4, 1957 by the USSR (The Soviet Union).
The first man made, and Russian (Soviet) satellite was Sputnik launched in 1957.
Skylab, which was a response to Salyut 1( a Soviet space station) was the first US space station, launched in the May of 1973
No, the first man-made satellite was launched in 1957 by the then Soviet Union: The Sputnik-1 satellite.Natural satellites of courses existed since the creation of our solar system. For example, our moon can also be called a satellite of earth, but you are probably asking about man-made satellites?
The first two man-made satellites to achieve earth orbit successfully were both launched by the Soviet Union (USSR).The First was called Sputnik 1 ["Traveler"] and was launched in 1957 Oct.4thIt wasn't the first attempt, but it was the first success.Russian
The Soviet Union possessed superior rocket technology.
Sputnik wasn't a space shuttle, but a series of early satellites launched by the then Soviet Union. Being one-shot items, they were retired as soon as their missions were over.
americans were shocked because they assumed us technology was superior. novanet