The first was put into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957 which reinvigorated the American space program and ignited what would come to be called the space race.

SPACE EXPLORATION

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The first was put into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957 which reinvigorated the American space program and ignited what would come to be called the “space race”.

A	Rocket
B	Artificial Satelite
C	Shuttle
D	Natural Satelite

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I. The successful launch came as a shock to experts and citizens in the United States, who had hoped that the United States would accomplish this scientific advancement first.

Detailed explanation-2: -4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth’s orbit. Thus, began the space age. The successful launch shocked the world, giving the former Soviet Union the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space.

Detailed explanation-3: -The competition gained Western public attention with the “Sputnik crisis", when the USSR achieved the first successful satellite launch, Sputnik 1, on October 4, 1957.

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