On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the satellite that started the Space Race. Sputnik 1 was the first human-made object to orbit the Earth, and it set off a wave of fear and anxiety ...

On October 4, 1957, Earth received its first artificial satellite companion, Sputnik 1. The Soviet Union packed its celestial dreams of space exploration into a sphere and launched it into the sky, ...

Earth’s first-ever artificial satellite Sputnik launched on October 4, 1957. In that moment, which occurred sixty-five years ago, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ...

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently called China’s apparent test of a hypersonic weapon (China denies the allegation) “very close” to a “Sputnik moment.” Milley was ...

The International Aeronautical Federation, a collection of space researchers, scientists and industry professionals from around the world, is planning to launch a clutch of 50 small spacecraft to ...