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Sputnik 1: The Satellite That Launched the Space Age
Original: Sputnik 1: The satellite that launched space age
The Tribune has published a retrospective on Sputnik 1, the Soviet satellite launched on October 4, 1957, which became the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth and marked the beginning of the space age. The piece recounts how Sputnik's beeping signal shocked the world, triggered the US-Soviet space race, and led to the creation of NASA and decades of space exploration.
Why now: The anniversary of the historic 1957 launch prompts renewed reflection on the start of the space age.
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- Sputnik 1: The satellite that launched space age · The Tribune
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