The launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 marked the beginning of the Space Race.
to develop satellite technology superior to Sputnik 1
Sputnik was used for gathering data and information about space. It also led to the US/USSR space race. Seriously, Sputnik 1 sent out periodic radio beeps, that is ALL it did. It had no instruments for data collection of any kind! Most people think it was used for the USSR (the Soviet Union) to show other countries it was more technologically advanced than others.
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were artificial satellites that traveled around the Earth. People thought that Sputnik 1 was spying on them, but all it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 3 weeks.
Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, as the world's first artificial satellite. It was a response to the U.S. plans to launch a satellite for the International Geophysical Year. Sputnik 1 marked the beginning of the space race between the two superpowers during the Cold War.
Sputnik 1
Russian's Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth satellite.
The United States and Soviet Russia were kind of in a race to get into space. I believe it was actually called the 'Space Race'. Sputnik 1 was put into space by the Soviets to collect data. Eventually, they actually sent a dog out there, which was the first living being in space. In the end, the US was the first country to get a man into space.
Sputnik 1 was launched on the 4th of October, 1957. The booster used by it had been used in August of that year to launch a long range missile.
The launch of the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 marked the beginning of the Space Race.
The space race was started by the USSR on October 4, 1957 with the launch of Sputnik 1.
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
If they can put a satellite in orbit they can launch a H-bomb at us too. It wasn't quite true with Sputnik 1, but it was with Sputnik 2.
to develop satellite technology superior to Sputnik 1
Sputnik was used for gathering data and information about space. It also led to the US/USSR space race. Seriously, Sputnik 1 sent out periodic radio beeps, that is ALL it did. It had no instruments for data collection of any kind! Most people think it was used for the USSR (the Soviet Union) to show other countries it was more technologically advanced than others.
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2 were artificial satellites that traveled around the Earth. People thought that Sputnik 1 was spying on them, but all it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 3 weeks.
It started the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.