Sputnik programme

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The Sputnik programme was a Soviet Union spacecraft programme.^[1] Sputnik 1, the first satellite in the programme, was launched on October 4, 1957.^[1] This was the first man-made satellite ever to enter orbit.^[1]

The United States was very surprised when the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space. It did not want to fall behind. So, it began spending more money on science and education.^[2] This was when the Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States began.

Etymology

The word Sputnik comes from the Russian: Спутник, lit. 'fellow traveler', 'sput.nik or 'sput.nık, not 'spʌt.nık.^[1]^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Sputnik 1". NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
↑ Calmes, Jackie (2010-12-06). "Obama Calls for New 'Sputnik Moment'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
↑ Siddiqi, Asif A. (2003). Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge. University of Florida Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-8130-2627-X.

Other websites

Media related to Sputnik at Wikimedia Commons

Sputnik, Citizendium

[nasa1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Sputnik 1". NASA NSSDC. Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[2] Calmes, Jackie (2010-12-06). "Obama Calls for New 'Sputnik Moment'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

[3] Siddiqi, Asif A. (2003). Sputnik and the Soviet Space Challenge. University of Florida Press. p. 155. ISBN 0-8130-2627-X.

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