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Sputnik Summary
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A thin plume of orange rising into the Soviet sky on October 4, 1957, carried aloft humankind's first artificial satellite. A 22-inch, 184-pound, beeping sphere, Sputnik ("Fellow Traveler") marked the beginning of a new chapter in...
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Sputnik Launched October 4, 1957 Decommissioned March 25, 1961 At the height of the Cold War the Soviet Union initiated a space program named Sputnik, which made such historic achievements as putting the first satellite in Earth’s orbit; it...
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Sputnik Summary
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Sputnik is the name given to a series of scientific research satellites launched by the Soviet Union during the period from 1957 to 1961. The satellites ranged in size and capability from the 83.6-kilogram (184.3-pound) Sputnik 1, which served only as...
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The Sputnik program was a series of robotic spacecraft missions launched by the Soviet Union. The first of these, Sputnik 1, launched the first man-made object to orbit the Earth. That launch took place on October 4, 1957 as part of the International...
 


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The Washington Post
Russian Space Program Places High Hopes on New Sputnik
07/31/1997: 752 words, approx. 3 pages
This country has long prided itself on the many firsts accomplished during the heyday of a space program that dates back to the Soviet days. This fall, Russian cosmonauts will perform what perhaps will be a bittersweet first: the launch of a monument-in-orbit, a...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Sputnik lands
06/27/2001: 807 words, approx. 3 pages
Sputnik lands One of original Soviet satellites at Oshkosh museum By MEG JONES of the Journal Sentinel staff Wednesday, June 27, 2001 Oshkosh -- It doesn't look like much -- mostly like a big silver beach ball with antennas...
 


 

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