The effects of the Russian Sputnik being launched was that it caused a national panic throughout the US public and government. The Russian Sputnik was the first artificial satellite. What this caused throughout America was the greatly increased pace of scientific developments and scientific devices. The effects the Sputnik had upon the Russian public was that it caused a great amount of harassment of the US and a great deal of power now being held by the Russian government and military over the rest of the world including the USA.
it caused congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematics
To demonstrate Soviet superiority in rocket booster power and navigational precision ... making it easier for them to plant a nuclear device on the territory of other countries.
the name of the first satellite is Sputnik
SputnikSo they knew where sputnik was.
Sputnik 1, the first man made object to orbit the earth. And we've been polluting like crazy up there ever since.
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Launching of Sputnik
Sputnik I, was the first earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957. One month after the launching of Sputnik I, on November 3, 1957, Sputnik II, a satellite weighing 1,120 pounds and containing the dog "Laika" was sent into orbit.
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Launching of Sputnik
by launching Explorer 1 with a Jupiter C rocket
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the launching of Sputnik first inspired him to study science.
it caused congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematics
The launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 led to increased emphasis on science and technology education in the United States. It also prompted the establishment of NASA in 1958 and the acceleration of the US space program, culminating in the successful Apollo moon landings.
The first artificial satilite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 launching this was the first step in the space race.