The US responded to the USSR's launch of Sputnik in 1957 by ramping up its own space program, leading to the establishment of NASA. This event also spurred increased investment in science and technology education in the US, as well as the development of the National Defense Education Act to advance math and science education.
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Spunik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957 and stayed in orbit until January 4, 1958. Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957 and stayed in orbit until April 15, 1958. Further satellites in the series were Sputnik 3 in May, 1958, and the satellites referred to as Sputnik 4 and 5 (actually early Vostok capsules) in 1960.
Sputnik 1 is long gone. It burnt up on re-entry a few months after launch.
No. Sputnik 1 burned up on 4 January 1958, as its decaying orbit brought into into Earth's atmosphere.
The first US space rocket launched in 1958 was the Vanguard TV3. It was part of Project Vanguard by the US Navy to launch the first satellite into orbit. However, the Vanguard TV3 launch ended in a failure as the rocket exploded shortly after liftoff.
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The National Defense Education Act of 1958 was directly inspired by the launch of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik. There was a fear that U.S. scientists were falling behind educationally.
The second attempt to launch Sputnik 3 was successfully done on may 15 1958.
The USSR launched Sputnik on October 4th, 1957 and Explorer 1 was launched on January 31st, 1958--so the answer is 119 days.
Spunik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957 and stayed in orbit until January 4, 1958. Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957 and stayed in orbit until April 15, 1958. Further satellites in the series were Sputnik 3 in May, 1958, and the satellites referred to as Sputnik 4 and 5 (actually early Vostok capsules) in 1960.
Sputnik 1 is long gone. It burnt up on re-entry a few months after launch.
EXPLORER 1, launched in February 1958, a desperate response to the 1957 Russian launch of Sputnik 1.
The first satellite in orbit was launched by the Russians on October 4, 1957. The satellite was Sputnik I, and it spurred the USA to launch their own satellite, Explorer I, on January 31, 1958.Sputnik 1
No. Sputnik 1 burned up on 4 January 1958, as its decaying orbit brought into into Earth's atmosphere.
The first US space rocket launched in 1958 was the Vanguard TV3. It was part of Project Vanguard by the US Navy to launch the first satellite into orbit. However, the Vanguard TV3 launch ended in a failure as the rocket exploded shortly after liftoff.
NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was created in 1958 in response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite. NASA was established to coordinate space exploration and research efforts for the United States.
The first sputnik didn't actually crash but rather burned as it reentered the atmosphere in January of 1958. There were actually over 40 sputnik's released into space.