First Artificial Satellite (Sputnik 1)
1957
October 4, 1957: USSR launches a 58-cm aluminium sphere with two radio transmitters. The Space Age begins; NASA is founded in response 10 months later.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary
1957
October 4, 1957: USSR launches a 58-cm aluminium sphere with two radio transmitters. The Space Age begins; NASA is founded in response 10 months later.
Part of First · Watch in the documentary