Published on
Oct 4, 2025
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History Today: When Soviet Union launched Sputnik-1 and ushered in the space race
On October 4, 1957, the erstwhile Soviet Union sent Sputnik-1 into outer space. The launch of the world’s first artificial satellite by the USSR would leave its great geopolitical rival, the United States, horrified and forever change the world. Also, on …
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