Launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4th, 1957

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The word 'Sputnik' means 'fellow traveler' in Russian! #OTD in 1957, the space race began when the Soviet Union's satellite launched & settled into its 98-minute orbit around Earth. The U.S. created @NASA to run our civil space effort - operational only 1 year later!

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1047909249966333957

 

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If you visit the Smithsonian.@airandspace Museum, stop by this artifact. It might not look like much but it’s what remains of #SPUTNIK1 🇷🇺 it’s a ‘key’ that prevented the transmitter battery 🔋 from making contact that was pulled before launch (photo: NASM)

https://twitter.com/genejm29/status/1047830664081543168

 

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IT IS SPUTNIK DAY! My online illustrated epic with recent additions, rare visuals, documents and artwork -> http://www.russianspaceweb.com/sputnik.html

https://twitter.com/RussianSpaceWeb/status/1047856469683699712

 

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