With a single shot, the Soviet Union not only launched the first artificial satellite but also officially inaugurated a "space race" with the United States.Sputnik – sometimes called Sputnik 1 ...

The space race was a bitter competition that took place in the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

CU was recently granted a $2.5 million gift from long-time donors Dale and Patricia Hatfield. The funding will be used to ...

Space Race: Sputnik. Showing 1 - 15 of 15 Results. Home / Archives. Film on "Flying Saucers" claims to be taken from government files. Aline Mosby, United Press Hollywood Writer.

In both the Soviet Union and the United States, early space programs used animals as test pilots, with little regard for ...

It is fifty years since the launch of Sputnik. The ensuing 'space race' had major impact — politically, of course, and technologically, but it also created a new avenue for physics research and ...

However, with the space race between us and the Soviets in full swing, Yuri Gagarin’s April 1961 orbital flight dimmed our joy. Again, they had beaten us. They beat us again when Valentina ...

The actual space race had kicked off a decade earlier, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, in 1957.

Did you guys know the Space Race was one of the craziest rivalries in history? 🚀💥 It was this epic competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, both trying to outdo ...