On October 4, 1957, Russia launched the first artificial space satellite, called Sputnik 1. About the size of a beachball and weighing only 184 pounds, Sputnik circled the earth every 96 minutes.Thus began the space race.
On October 4, 1957, Russia launched the first artificial space satellite, called Sputnik 1. About the size of a beachball and weighing only 184 pounds, Sputnik circled the earth every 96 minutes.Thus began the space race.
