The Vanguard Project
As far as we know, it didn't. But if you can launch something harmless into orbit, you can also launch something dangerous into orbit, which was a big part of the fear caused by the Sputnik launch.
NASA
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Big, strong rockets.
The second attempt to launch Sputnik 3 was successfully done on may 15 1958.
The soviets launch of the sputnik
As far as we know, it didn't. But if you can launch something harmless into orbit, you can also launch something dangerous into orbit, which was a big part of the fear caused by the Sputnik launch.
The Soviet launch of the Sputnik satellite.
The launch of Sputnik which resulted in the Space Race.
Sputnik did not launch from the moon, and it did not land on the moon.
The launch of Sputnik.
The launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, in 1957 was driven by the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The Soviet Union's successful launch demonstrated its technological advancement to the world, sparking fears in the United States and leading to increased investment in science, technology, and space exploration.
Sputnik turned American spending, education wise, to math and science. Throughout the years following Sputnik, there was a push to encourage students to excel in these subjects, and the arts slowly gained a reputation of being 'useless.' This related to an eventual increase in scholarship money for students studying these subjects, and others considered crucial to defense, such as spanish or arabic.
Nyet.
Sputnik was the first successful launch.
The space race
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.