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Sputnik
Sputnik was the name given to a series of Soviet satellites sent into earth's orbit. Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial satellite, launched on October 4, 1957.
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Where did the word hygiene originate from?
The word Hygiene comes from Hygieia, a daughter of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, of the moon. She also played an important part in her father's cult. While her father was more directly associated with healing, she was associated with the prevention of sickness and the continuation of good health.
It is a relatively new word in English.
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How did the word wiki originate?
WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on the Internet domain c2.com on March 25, 1995. It was named by Cunningham, who remembered a Honolulu International Airport counter employee telling him to take the "Wiki Wiki" shuttle bus that runs between the airport's terminals. According to Cunningham, "I chose wiki-wiki as an alliterative substitute for 'quick' and thereby avoided naming this stuff quick-web."
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Where did the word fanny originate from?
One possibility is that comes from John Cleland's erotic novel, Memoirs of a woman of pleasure, whose central character is called Fanny Hill.
When did the first space shuttle go into space?
On April 12, 1981 the space shuttle Columbia was the first shuttle to orbit the Earth.
What did the space race change?
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From what I've seen the space race didn't change much except in the Political wars that countries often have over who's best. The United States won that race, but what was accomplished is beyond me.
Sputnik was the world's first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Its successful launch marked the beginning of the space age and triggered the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States. Sputnik orbited the Earth for three months before burning up upon reentry.
What country launched Sputnik?
The USSR (Soviet Union), which was in a "space race" with the US after both countries salvaged parts of Nazi Germany's V-2 program. They launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, on October 4, 1957.
Sputnik is Russian for "fellow traveler" (of Earth). Sputnik I weighed 84 kg (184 pounds), traveled at over 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,000 miles per hour) and continued to orbit until January 4, 1958.
The Russians!
Sputnik satellites were a series of space vehicles sent up into space by the Soviets. Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite, sent up in October 1957, really just to test the feasibility of a man made satellite. Sputnik 1 stayed in low orbit around the earth for 3 months before re-entering and burning up through the earths atmosphere. Further Sputnik vehicles took animals and men into space, or took probes to Venus and Mars.
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There were several Sputniks, with Sputnik 1 being the most famous.
Sputnik 1 wasn't really meant to do much, it was mainly an experiment to see if:
- something could be launched into space and achieve orbit
- if something could be built to keep operating up there
- to show off what the then Soviet Union could do
- oh, and it kept sending a beep on radio, so that people all over the world could hear it on their radio sets as it passed above.
Where did the word jean originate from?
The word "jean" originated from the French word "Gênes," which refers to the city of Genoa in Italy. Genoa was known for its production of a sturdy cotton twill fabric used for sails, and this fabric eventually evolved into what we now know as denim or jeans.
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to successfully achieve earth orbit. Launched
by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 from Kazakhstan, Sputnik 1 stayed in orbit
for three months, plunging to Earth on 4 January 1958. It was the first of a series of
satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program.
Where did the word 'tragedy' originate?
Tragedy is from ancient Doric Greek, meaning a "goat weaner" it was used by shakespeares actors.
What are some achievements of the Superpowers involved in the Space Race?
Some of the achievements were that they did all their history work and got a hundred in the class. Then, everyone was happy and wouldn't do bad ever again. ********************************* What? the entry above doesnt make sense. What super powers involved included the USSR, the US, and CHINA. i recommend u search USSR to find out which countries were part of it in wikipedia.org
the answer above is totally random-that's called a troll
The orbit of Sputnik I (first artificial satellite) was highly elliptical, ranging from 223 to 939 kilometres (133 to 533 miles) above the Earth. It orbited for almost exactly 3 months, completing 1440 orbits before burning up on reentry on January 4, 1958.
What planet was sputnik 1 supposed to land?
No one.
It was launched into low-Earth orbit and stayed there until it fell back in the atmosphere and burned up.
The first sputnik didn't actually crash but rather burned as it reentered the atmosphere in January of 1958. There were actually over 40 sputnik's released into space.
Who was president when to Soviet Union lonched there space shudle?
Man, do you need to use the Spell Check program!
I THINK you meant to ask "WHO WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THE SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED THEIR SPACE SHUTTLE?" As they don't have a space shuttle, we don't know who the president will be when they do have one.
it ain't transmitting nothing it fell outa the sky 50 years ago
it ain't transmitting nothing it fell outa the sky 50 years ago
it ain't transmitting nothing it fell outa the sky 50 years ago
What was sputnik why was it launched?
Not much really.
It's main purpose was to see if things could be launched into orbit and if they would remain functional up there.
Did the Russians began the sputnik space race yes or no?
The USSR launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit on the 4th of October, 1957.
Who did Sputnik 1 orbit first?
Sputnik I? The Russian (Soviet Union) satellite? Well, the Soviet Union had successfully launched this satellite, so the Russians were indeed involved. I am pretty sure that only the Soviet Union was involved (even though Sputnik I was part of the Space Race, the American people did not have anything to do with the satellite).
