Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957, at 1928 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in present-day Kazakhstan using the R-7 ...

British scientists have conceded that their prediction that the rocket of Sputnik I would plunge to earth Saturday was incorrect. This admission confirmed the judgment of J. Allen Hynek ...

As rocket technology improved and spaceflight ... the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into orbit. Just a month after propelling the first satellite into space, the Soviet Union had made headlines ...

Sputnik 1 was the object that began the era of space exploration when it was launched from the USSR in 1957. Many people will remember the wonder of hearing the regular 'beeps' of the radio signal ...

Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on 31 January 1958. A quick response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, Explorer 1’s ...

The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 6--Nikita Khrushchev declared tonight part of the carrier rocket of Sputnik I fell in the United ... International Teamsters Union by a 5-1 margin on charges it is dominated by ...

U.S. to Russians: give us more data on Sputnik WASHINGTON ... The White House said today this government is studying Russia's rocket advances "very carefully."The statement came as congressional ...

The launch of Sputnik in the 1950s highlighted the potential implications of rocket technology capable ... However, the launch of Sputnik 1 in October 1957 challenged that notion.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite closed down 3.1%, with the drop at ... In 1957, the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union showed the capability of rocket technology, such as deploying rocket ...