THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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satellite called SPUD
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satellite called Space Invader
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satellite called Sputnik
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spaceship called Sputnik
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sputnik, any of a series of three artificial Earth satellites, the first of whose launch by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, inaugurated the space age.
Detailed explanation-2: -Officially, Sputnik was launched to correspond with the International Geophysical Year, a solar period that the International Council of Scientific Unions declared would be ideal for the launching of artificial satellites to study Earth and the solar system.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the earth’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.
Detailed explanation-4: -The “space race” was a Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities, including artificial satellites, unmanned space probes, and human spaceflight.
Detailed explanation-5: -About the mission Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on January 31, 1958. A quick response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, Explorer 1’s success marked the beginning of the U.S. Space Age.