Sputnik NASA Main Page Multimedia Interactive Feature on 5. Anniversary of the Space Age. Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age. History changed on October 4, 1. MARKED (Chapter 1) Just when I thought my day couldn’t get any worse I saw the dead guy standing next to my locker. Kayla was talking nonstop in her usual K-babble. Those of you who have been with us since the start or those of you who have spent many a late night reading our old posts might recall the first Goggomobil we ever. Soviet Union successfully launched. Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of. That launch ushered in new political. While the Sputnik. U. S.- U. S. S. R space race.
In October 1. 95. IGY to map the Earth's surface. In. September 1. 95. Naval Research Laboratory's Vanguard. U. S. As a technical achievement, Sputnik. American public off- guard. Its size. was more impressive than Vanguard's intended 3. In addition. the public feared that the Soviets' ability to launch satellites also translated. Europe to the U. S. Then the Soviets struck again; on November. Sputnik II was launched, carrying a much heavier payload, including. Laika. Defense. Department responded to the political furor by approving funding for another. U. S. As a simultaneous alternative to Vanguard, Wernher. Braun and his Army Redstone Arsenal team began work on the Explorer. This satellite carried a small scientific payload. Earth. named after principal investigator James Van Allen. The Explorer program. In July 1. 95. 8, Congress passed. Aeronautics and Space Act (commonly called the .
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