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| − | Sputnik was launched in 1957 | + | '''Sputnik''' was launched in 1957 by the [[Soviet Union]] as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space. |
| − | Sputnik I, launched October 4, 1957 | + | *''Sputnik I'', launched [[October]] 4, 1957, 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 ([[Russian]]: Лайка) into space on November 3, 1957 AD. Laika was originally a stray, and she died a while after the launch. |
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Revision as of 06:56, June 16, 2007
Sputnik was launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union as the first spacecraft to carry a living being, a dog, into outer space.
- Sputnik I, launched October 4, 1957, 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 (Russian: Лайка) into space on November 3, 1957 AD. Laika was originally a stray, and she died a while after the launch.