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 ...

Earlier this month, President Joe Biden gave the order to shoot down a balloon, termed a “weather balloon” by Chinese officials. Off the South Carolina coast, two F-22 fighter jets from Langley Air ...

Oct. 4—66 years ago, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world into the space race after sending the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit. Sputnik 1 weighed around 184 pounds and was ...

It was Sputnik moment. Humanity's first-ever artificial satellite was lunched. Sputnik, the first human-made object was sent to space by Soviet Union , the erstwhile USSR , on October 4, 1957 . It was ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - In the final months of 1957, United States Senator Lyndon B. Johnson told the American public that space travel was “just over the horizon.” “Space ships are only a few years ...

Sputnik 2 was launched by the Soviets shortly after Sputnik 1, with its rapid preparation intended to sustain propaganda momentum and align with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. This ...

Black-and-white photographs shared by some social media users are said to show Laika, a 13-pound stray from Moscow who became the first dog in space after being launched into low orbit aboard Sputnik ...