Introduction
Of all the marvels and achievements of the human race, the most incredible may well be our ability to leave our planet and travel into space. The try for this came from two of the world's major superpowers, but it was not so much a desire for for technological advancement at a battle for political supremacy. Nevertheless, Sputnik's bold voyage into space in 1957 remains one of the most important milestones of the science.
The Space Age
The space age began with with the launch of first ever artificial satellite in 1957. Sputnik 1 was launched by the union of soviet socialist republic ( the USSR, now divided into several countries, including Russia ) and was the first human made object to orbit the earth. It did very little other than transmit radio signal, but it marked a new stage in the history of humankind. This achievement for the USSR came as a surprised to the USA, which had previously announced its plans to be the first country to launch a satellite into space. A ferociously competitive war of supremacy began between the two super powers. As a result, vast amounts of money were invested in the space exploration.
Some More Facts
1) Belka means " squirrels " and Strelka means " little arrows " in Russian. Strelka eventually gave birth to puppies, one of which was given to the president of the US, John F. Kennedy.
2) Laika, travelled into space in a specially designed space craft. After Laika, Belka and Strelka, at least 10 other dogs were sent into space by the Soviet Union. 5 of them were died.
3) Many frightened people all over the world believed that Sputnik 1 was spying on their activities from Space. However all that it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 21 days.
4) American and Europeans men and women who go into space are called astronauts. People who are into space by the Soviet Union, and now By Russia Cosmonauts
Life In Space
Less than a month after they lunched Sputnik 1 into the space, the Soviets claimed another major achievement by sending the first living creature into orbit. On 3 November 1957, Sputnik 2 blasted upwards from the earth's surface containing a dog called Laika. She survived the launch but died when her supply of oxygen ran out in orbit. 3 years later, two more dogs, Belka and Strelka, became the first creatures to survive the journey into space and re-entry, travelling in Sputnik 5.
Man In Space
Once more the USSR broke all the records by sending the first man into space. On 12 April 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagrain was launched into orbit by Vostok rocket. He completed one orbit of our planet before travelling safely back to Earth. The American crewed space programme was close behind, sending John Glenn into the Orbit in 1962. The first human being to leave the confines of a space craft and walked in the space was the Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. He crawled through the airlock of Voskhod 2 in 1965 and was so overwhelmed by the view that he shouted out first words he could think of: "The Earth Is Round"
Of all the marvels and achievements of the human race, the most incredible may well be our ability to leave our planet and travel into space. The try for this came from two of the world's major superpowers, but it was not so much a desire for for technological advancement at a battle for political supremacy. Nevertheless, Sputnik's bold voyage into space in 1957 remains one of the most important milestones of the science.
The Space Age
The space age began with with the launch of first ever artificial satellite in 1957. Sputnik 1 was launched by the union of soviet socialist republic ( the USSR, now divided into several countries, including Russia ) and was the first human made object to orbit the earth. It did very little other than transmit radio signal, but it marked a new stage in the history of humankind. This achievement for the USSR came as a surprised to the USA, which had previously announced its plans to be the first country to launch a satellite into space. A ferociously competitive war of supremacy began between the two super powers. As a result, vast amounts of money were invested in the space exploration.
Some More Facts
1) Belka means " squirrels " and Strelka means " little arrows " in Russian. Strelka eventually gave birth to puppies, one of which was given to the president of the US, John F. Kennedy.
2) Laika, travelled into space in a specially designed space craft. After Laika, Belka and Strelka, at least 10 other dogs were sent into space by the Soviet Union. 5 of them were died.
3) Many frightened people all over the world believed that Sputnik 1 was spying on their activities from Space. However all that it did was transmit a simple tracking signal for 21 days.
4) American and Europeans men and women who go into space are called astronauts. People who are into space by the Soviet Union, and now By Russia Cosmonauts
Life In Space
Less than a month after they lunched Sputnik 1 into the space, the Soviets claimed another major achievement by sending the first living creature into orbit. On 3 November 1957, Sputnik 2 blasted upwards from the earth's surface containing a dog called Laika. She survived the launch but died when her supply of oxygen ran out in orbit. 3 years later, two more dogs, Belka and Strelka, became the first creatures to survive the journey into space and re-entry, travelling in Sputnik 5.
Man In Space
Once more the USSR broke all the records by sending the first man into space. On 12 April 1961, Yuri Alekseyevich Gagrain was launched into orbit by Vostok rocket. He completed one orbit of our planet before travelling safely back to Earth. The American crewed space programme was close behind, sending John Glenn into the Orbit in 1962. The first human being to leave the confines of a space craft and walked in the space was the Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov. He crawled through the airlock of Voskhod 2 in 1965 and was so overwhelmed by the view that he shouted out first words he could think of: "The Earth Is Round"
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