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On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object into space, a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. While Sputnik I immediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Wernher Von Braun: lead German rocket scientist
- Goddard: American rocket scientist
- John B. Medaris: Add a description of this character.
- Eisenhower: President of the United States during Sputnik's launch
- Sergei Korolev: leading Russian rocket scientist
- Redstone
- Lyndon Johnson: Senator at the time of Sputnik
- James A. Van Allen: astronomer, credited with discovering the Van Allen belts
- Tsien
- Laika: first dog in space
- Glennan
- John F. Kennedy: President of the United States in the early 60s, was assassinated
- Mcelroy
- Gavin
- John P. Hagen: astronomer
- Nikita Khrushchev: Soviet Leader at the time of Sputnik
- Hitler: German leader during World War II
- Gaither
- Quarles
- Lunik
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- John Glenn: first American in orbit
- Peenemunde
- Yuri Gagarin: first man in space
- James R. Killian Jr.
- James Harford
- Hale
- Arthur C. Clarke: author
- Wilson
- Berkner
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- America
- Washington Post
- Huntsville
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- Germany
- Moon
- White House
- New York City
- Moscow
- Earth
- Europe
- Cape Canaveral
- London
- Jupiter
- China
- Massachusetts
- Florida
- California
- Alabama
- Texas
- Sputnik
- Pravda
- England
- Maryland
- Japan
- Connecticut
- Kremlin
- White Sands
- New Mexico
- Little Rock
- Hawaii
- Mars
- Boston
- Pasadena
- Long Island
- D.c.
- Baikonur
- Ussr
- Asia
- U.s. Army
- Chicago
- Virginia
- Cambridge
- France
First Sentence edit
Listen now," said the NBC radio network announcer on the night of October 4, 1957, "for the sound that forevermore separates the old from the new."
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paul Dickson (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 629.460947
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century › 1950s
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Astronomy › Astrophysics & Space Science
- Books › Science › Astronomy › Aeronautics & Astronautics
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Science › Astronomy › Astrophysics & Space Science
- Books › History › World › 20th Century
- Books › History › Russia
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