The US got jealous
Sputnik 1
On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, which carried the first living creature into space, a dog named Laika. This event marked a significant milestone in the Space Race, demonstrating advances in space exploration and highlighting the competitive nature of U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War. Sputnik 2's launch followed the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, which had been launched just a month earlier.
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.
sputnik
The launch of the space sattelite "Sputnik" in 1959.
Sputnik 1
Sputnik
The launch of Sputnik by USSR
Soviet launching of Sputnik
Launching of Sputnik
the soviet union launched the satellite sputnik l
The soviets launch of the sputnik
On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, which carried the first living creature into space, a dog named Laika. This event marked a significant milestone in the Space Race, demonstrating advances in space exploration and highlighting the competitive nature of U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War. Sputnik 2's launch followed the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, which had been launched just a month earlier.
The launch of Sputnik
The lanching of Sputnik.
The launch of Sputnik.
Russias success with Sputnik