19437 10 amazing facts about "Sputnik-1", dedicated to his 60th birthday

10 amazing facts about “Sputnik-1”, dedicated to his 60th birthday



4 October 1957 the Soviet Union stunned the whole world by launching into space the first artificial satellite. This week we’re celebrating its 60th anniversary. A small ball that transmits a radio signal, caused panic among ordinary Americans as they imagined Russian nuclear bombs in orbit. The U.S. military was alerted. Soviet technology took them by surprise. “Sputnik 1” pulled the trigger which started the space race.

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