Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957.

Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957. Launched on 4 October 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth's orbit. The success of the mission caused panic in the United States, which had believed it held the lead in space technolog (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957. Launched on 4 October 1957, Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be put into Earth's orbit. The success of the mission caused panic in the United States, which had believed it held the lead in space technolog (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Sputnik 1, Russian satellite, 1957.
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Heritage Images / Contributor
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464422711
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1957
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Hulton Archive
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750001260
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