The USSR launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit on the 4th of October, 1957.
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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.
Before Sputnik, America was in a "battle" with Russia on space flight. America wanted to be the first in space, on the moon, and have the first satellite orbit the Earth. - When Sputnik (Russian Satellite) went into space, tension was created by which we had lost part of the Space Race. It put Russia ahead of America in the Space Race.
the beginning of the space race
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Sputnik 1
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.
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
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.
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No. Sputnik was launched in 1957
The space race began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union and ended in 1975 with the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The space race
The space race
sputnik
The space race between Americans and Russians was driven by political rivalry and competition for global influence during the Cold War. Both countries wanted to showcase their technological advancements, military capabilities, and ideology. The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 further fueled American efforts to demonstrate their supremacy in space exploration.