Sputnik was the first man made satellite that made it into orbit.
It proved that Soviet/Russian technology wasn't as crude as the US thought.
It was also a bit scary, because a nation that can get something into orbit will also be able to drop anything from orbit onto any other country in the world.
October 4, 1957 was the exact date of the Sputnik launch.
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.
Sputnik's launch in 1957 caused fear in the United States as it showed that the Soviet Union had advanced space technology. This led to increased investment in science and education in the US, culminating in the creation of NASA and the space race.
In 1957, the major event was the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik, which became the first artificial Earth satellite. This event marked the beginning of the space age and the space race between the US and the Soviet Union. It also led to the establishment of NASA in the United States in response to the perceived technological and military threat posed by Sputnik.
Sputnik led to the space race and the development of the Apollo program. It proved that humans could successfully launch objects into Earth's orbit, paving the way for space exploration and satellite technology.
Nyet.
Sputnik did not launch from the moon, and it did not land on the moon.
NASA
The Vanguard Project
answer or nawh?
answer or nawh?
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.
The soviets launch of the sputnik
Yes. The US didn't think the USSr har the technology to do that.
No. The USSR was the first to launch any kind of space craft with the launch of "Sputnik 1" in 1957. The US was the first to send a man to the moon in 1969 with the Apollo 11 mission
Sputnik was the first successful launch.
The launch of Sputnik.