Keyword Analysis & Research: sputnik cold war

wikipedia.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_crisis

WEBThe crisis was a significant event in the Cold War that triggered the creation of NASA and the Space Race between the two superpowers. The satellite was launched on October 4, 1957, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

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history.com

https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/space-race

WEBFeb 22, 2010 · On October 4, 1957, a Soviet R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile launched Sputnik (Russian for “traveler”), the world’s first artificial satellite and the first man-made object to be ...

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britannica.com

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Sputnik

WEBMar 28, 2024 · Sputnik, a series of three Soviet artificial satellites. Sputnik 1 (launched October 4, 1957) was the first artificial satellite and the beginning of the ‘space race’ between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. cold war

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history.com

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sputnik-launched

WEBNov 24, 2009 · The Soviet Union inaugurates the “Space Age” with its launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. The spacecraft, named Sputnik after the Russian word for ...

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historyskills.com

https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-10/sputnik/

WEBThe Cold War setting of Sputnik. The backdrop to the story of Sputnik is the geopolitical landscape of the mid-twentieth century, a period dominated by the ideological, political, and military rivalry between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

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nationalgeographic.org

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/ussr-launches-sputnik/

WEBSputnik. The USSR rocketed to the lead in the Cold War's "Space Race" with the launch of Sputnik, a basketball-sized satellite that became the first manmade object to orbit the Earth. Photograph by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic. Overview. Vocabulary. On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.

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nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/history/sputnik/index.html

WEBHistory changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political ... cold war

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nasa.gov

https://www.nasa.gov/history/sputnik/sputorig.html

WEBNot only had the Soviets been first in orbit, but Sputnik 1 weighed nearly 200 pounds, compared to the intended 3.5 pounds for the first satellite to be launched in Project Vanguard. In the Cold War environment of the late 1950s, this disparity of capability portended menacing implications.

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pbs.org

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/sputnik-impact-on-america/

WEBNov 6, 2007 · Scholars and writers both inside and outside government have coaxed key Cold War documents out of hiding. Collectively, this material has given new dimensions and twists to almost every aspect...

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state.gov

https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/lw/103729.htm

WEBThe success of Sputnik had a major impact on the Cold War and the United States. Fear that they had fallen behind led U.S. policymakers to accelerate space and weapons programs.

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