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Weighing nearly 3,000 pounds, the third of these Soviet satellites was launched on May 15, 1958 |
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RUSSIAN HISTORY |
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October 4, 1957:The Soviet Union launches this beach-ball-sized satellite into orbit, kicking off the Space Race |
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THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY |
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Shocking Americans & beginning the Space Race when it was launched October 4, 1957, itweighed about as much as Mickey Mantle |
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A 20th CENTURY FACTS PRODUCTION |
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This 23-inch beeping metal sphere galvanized America in the 1950s |
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HISTORIC OBJECTS |
2014-04-01 |
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In 1957 this satellite, No. 2, carried a dog named Laika into space |
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HISTORIC TRANSPORTS |
2012-02-10 |
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Deriving its name from the Russian for "fellow traveler", it made news in 1957 |
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HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 4 |
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In 1957 Sir Bernard Lovell built what was then the largest radio telescope in time to track this 1st satellite |
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MODERN HISTORY |
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