C. Van Egmond from Winnipeg Canada writes: Today, the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik, Prime Minister Harper is flying to Churchill Manitoba, the original home of the Canada's own space program.

The OKB-1 then stepped in, fearing the U.S. would launch a satellite before the USSR, and suggested the creation and launch of a satellite in April–May 1957, before the IGY began in July 1957.

Half a century on, the October 4th 1957 launch of Sputnik 1 still resonates as a momentous achievement in the history of human endeavor. October 4, 2007 Today marks the 50th anniversary of the ...

Though the Sputnik launch inspired the name, a Sputnik moment isn’t tied to just one nation’s response to a Cold War humiliation. It does succinctly describe a moment of national reckoning.

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union transformed into a race to dominate not ...

It is fifty years since the launch of Sputnik. The ensuing 'space race' had major impact — politically, of course, and technologically, but it also created a new avenue for physics research and ...

Footage from a 1957 newsreel covering the launch of Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite. Report Video Issue Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos.

This awakening was sparked by the Soviet Union’s successful launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, the world’s first artificial satellite. The event was a profound shock to the US. DeepSeek, a ...