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Sputnik was launched in 1957 AD by the Soviet Union as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.
Sputnik was launched in 1957 AD by the Soviet Union as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.
Sputnik I, launched October 4, 1957 AD, carried an artificial satellite into orbit. It caused a bit of a scare in the USA, that the Soviet Union got a satellite into orbit first. It was about the size of a basketball with antennas sticking out of it. It had started the space race between the USSR and the USA.
Sputnik I, launched October 4, 1957 AD, carried an artificial satellite into orbit. It caused a bit of a scare in the USA, that the Soviet Union got a satellite into orbit first. It was about the size of a basketball with antennas sticking out of it. It had started the [[Space Race]] between the USSR and the USA.
Sputnik II carried a dog named Laika into space on November 3, 1957 AD.
Sputnik II carried a dog named Laika into space on November 3, 1957 AD.
*[http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ NASA's files on Sputnik]
*[http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ NASA's files on Sputnik]
[[Category:science]]
[[Category:science]]
[[Category:Space Race]]
[[Category:Cold War]]