UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK
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UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
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1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
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Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, marking the start of the space race.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fact that the Soviets were successful fed fears that the U.S. military had generally fallen behind in developing new technology. As a result, the launch of Sputnik served to intensify the arms race and raise Cold War tensions.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. The satellite, an 85-kilogram (187-pound) metal sphere the size of a basketball, was launched on a huge rocket and orbited Earth at 29, 000 kilometers per hour (18, 000 miles per hour) for three months.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.