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The name of the first space shuttle?
sputnik-1 was the first space craft by Russia
Was sputnik manned?
No, the Russian's Sputnik was unmanned.
What is the difference between Sputnik the space probe to today's space shuttle?
Space Shuttles have people inside then but Sputnik don't The two have just about nothing in common....they were both launched by rockets - although very different ones. It would be useful to check out the links to the left to see the huge difference.
What color is sputnik?
Sputnik is typically silver or metallic in color.
When was Sputnik Caledonia created?
Sputnik Caledonia was created in 2008.
What was the first shuttle to fly in space?
sputnik
What is the space shuttle that launched laika the space dog?
the space shuttle was called sputnik II
What space shuttle was the first to get close up pictures of Jupiter?
it wasn't a space shuttle it was a satellite and it was sputnik IV
Why did Eisenhower established NASA?
Russia launched the shuttle Sputnik. America then wanted to compete with that.
What is the name of the space shuttle in which laika traveled in?
Laika actually did not travel on an American Space Shuttle, but rather on a Russian satellite called Sputnik 2. Sputnik 2 (with Laika in it) was launched on November 3, 1957 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia on top of an R-7 rocket.
When will sputnik the spaceshuttle retire?
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.
The name of the first space shuttle?
sputnik-1 was the first space craft by Russia
What shuttle did lakia go to space in?
Laika launched on a sattelite named Sputnik 2 in 1957. The first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981. Sputnik 2 was an 1,100 pound ball which contained a small compartment for Laika to live in. The Shuttle is many times larger and contains room for a full crew of astronauts to conduct experiments, deliver sattelites, and work on the space station. Laika launched on a sattelite named Sputnik 2 in 1957. The first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981. Sputnik 2 was an 1,100 pound ball which contained a small compartment for Laika to live in. The Shuttle is many times larger and contains room for a full crew of astronauts to conduct experiments, deliver sattelites, and work on the space station.
What was the name of the first space shuttle or satellite to be sent in space from Earth?
The USSR's Sputnik was the first artificial satellite.
When did the US make the first space shuttle?
The first space shuttle test flights began in 1981, with the first operational flights beginning in 1982.
Why was there not a sputnik 4?
Because the Sputnik program ended with Sputnik 3. Albeit there was a Sputnik 40 and 41 but these were to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sputnik 1.
The Soviet Union kicked off the Space Race with the launching of .?
sputnik
