There was more than one Sputnik. Sputnik was a common name for vehicles in the early Russian / Soviet Space programme, Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2 etc They were all invented by the Russians AKA Soviet Union. The team, at least for the first Sputniks, was lead by Sergei Korolev
The first satellite, Sputnik 1, was invented in the Soviet Union by a team of scientists and engineers led by Sergei Korolev. It was launched on October 4, 1957, marking the beginning of the space age.
Bill Maye's invented the "first" spaceship, although it has been known to scientists that people have been planning space flight for since the first Sputnik launches.
The team that invented Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, was led by Sergei Korolev, a chief designer at the Soviet Union's R-7 rocket program. The team included many engineers, scientists, and technicians who worked together to successfully launch Sputnik 1 into orbit on October 4, 1957.
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Sputnik was developed by the USSRSputnik 1 was launched from kasakhstan where the baikonor cosmodrome is today
They launched the Sputnik satellite
The first Sputnik launch took place on October 4, 1957. The 2nd on November 3, 1957.Hope this Helps:)
The Space Agency and scientists of the USSR. The USSR no longer exists. What does that tell you ~ . ~ . ~
The first space probe was the satellite Sputnik I launched in 1957.
The first satellite launched into space was Sputnik. It was launched on October 4, 1957 by the Soviets. Sputnik was launched into space and transmitted information via radio signals to Soviet scientists for three weeks.
Since glass was invented, the scientists were able to create the microscope. If this was never invented, the scientists would never have been able to discover cells.