Today, even as Sputnik recedes into the history books, its memory still exercises a powerful grip. In August, when a Russian flag was planted on the sea bed at the North Pole, the Kremlin compared it ...

On the 4th October 1957, Sputnik 1 or “Cпутник-1” was launched into orbit. It heralded the ability of humankind to launch objects into orbit as well as providing the first insight to the conditions ...

MOSCOW (AP) - The launch of Sputnik 60 years ago opened the space era and became a major triumph for the Soviet Union, showcasing its military might and technological prowess. It also stunned the rest ...

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Fifty years ago Thursday, the Soviet Union started the Space Age by sending the first man-made satellite into orbit around the earth. Sputnik changed history when it went into space on Oct. 4, 1957, ...

Joseph Garrera’s May 16 op-ed column on the crisis of confidence following the U.S.S.R.’s launch of Sputnik in October 1957 was very interesting. However, I believe some details were misconstrued or ...

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Sitting in his office on Friday, 61 years to the day of his brush with history, Stanley Schodowski was eager to talk about Sputnik. On Oct. 12, 1957, the Ocean Township resident and ...