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Today in Aviation History: Sputnik 1, The World's First Artificial Satellite, is Launched Into OrbitSputnik 1 was protected by a cone-shaped payload fairing while attached to the rocket. The launch was a roller coaster ride, ...
It was the beginning of the space age: the launch by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 of Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite. With the Soviet Union and the US locked in an ...
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