Space: Sputnik 1, launched on 4 October 1957 by the Soviet Uni…

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Did you know? Sputnik 1, launched on 4 October 1957 by the Soviet Union, was the first artificial satellite — a metal sphere with four antennas and a radio transmitter. It broadcast "beeps" for 21 days before the battery died. The Americans were shocked; the Space Race had begun.

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Sputnik 1, launched on 4 October 1957 by the Soviet Union, was the first artificial satellite — a metal sphere with four antennas and a radio transmitter. It broadcast "beeps" for 21 days before the battery died. The Americans were shocked; the Space Race had begun.

Sputnik 1, gelanceerd op 4 oktober 1957 door de Sovjetunie, was de eerste kunstmatige satelliet — een metalen bol met vier antennes en een radiozender. Hij stuurde 21 dagen "piepjes" rond voor de batterij leeg ging. De Amerikanen waren in shock; de Space Race begon.

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