SPUTNIK 1 AND THE BIRTH OF THE SPACE RACE | The 1957 launch that changed science, politics, and humanity’s future in orbit We revisit October 4, 1957 — the moment the world looked up and realized space had become the next great frontier. Sputnik 1, a small, spherical satellite launched by the Soviet Union, became the first artificial object to orbit Earth, circling the planet every 96 minutes and sending out a simple but historic radio signal heard across the globe. This renewed look explores ho

More than half a century ago the USSR accelerated the space race with the launch of Sputnik 1. | National Geographic UK

Sputnik 1 : First Artificial Satellite Sputnik one was the first artificial Earth satellite it was launched into an elliptical law orbit by the Soviet union on 4 October 1957 as a part of the Soviet space program. #sputnik #sputnik1 #artificialsatellite #space #cosmos #physics #moon #earth #india #science #astronomy #soviet #russia | Cosmos-SpacetimeOdyssey