Sputnik Earth Orbit Unmanned Missions

Launched at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union's Sputnik program marked the first successful launch of a man-made satellite. The Sputnik launch was an historically significant event; it is the first entry in many Space Age and Internet timelines.

• Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age - NASA\'s retrospective story of Sputnik, including photos and references.
• Sputnik - A lively and colorful collection of articles taking visitors back unmanned to those thrilling days of yesteryear, 1957 to be exact. unmanned The beginnings of man in space. From The New York unmanned Times on AOL.
• Sputnik Revisited - PBS NewsHour transcript discussing the significance of the sputnik Sputnik milestone.

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