No, the United States, not Russia, was the first country to successfully land humans on the Moon with the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The Soviet Union was the first to launch a satellite, Sputnik, into space in 1957.
The race to the moon began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, marking the start of the Space Race. This competition intensified in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
Sputnik 1 was never designed to land, approximately 3 months after it was launched it's orbit had decayed enough, that on the 4th January 1958 it burnt up as it reentered the Earth's atmosphere
The correct capitalization would be "Did your astronauts land on the moon?"
The United States was the first country to land on the moon, with the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface.
Sputnik did not launch from the moon, and it did not land on the moon.
No Sputnik did not land, It burned up in the atmosphere.
sputnik
No, the United States, not Russia, was the first country to successfully land humans on the Moon with the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The Soviet Union was the first to launch a satellite, Sputnik, into space in 1957.
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The Space Race lasted from Sputnik's launch in 1957 to the Moon Landing in 1969.
The race to the moon began in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, marking the start of the Space Race. This competition intensified in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy challenged the United States to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
Sputnik and landing a man on the moon.
The moon. First man made Sputnik
It started the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
No. All the sputniks were in fairly low-Earth orbits, and wouldn't have been able to get anywhere near the Moon.
The USA won the race to the moon on July 20, 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The Russians began the race when Sputnik was launched on October 4, 1957. The Apollo 11 had abord 2 men who were Neil Armstrong and some other guy but neil was the first to land and step on the moon.