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    The Sputnik‚ the world’s first artificial satellite‚ was launched by the Soviet Union and sparked a change in history that would greatly alter two already feuding places - the USA and the USSR. The “Space Age” or “Space Race” was a race between Russia and the United States for the supremacy of outer space. The Sputnik satellite led to additional funding for the space program in the United States‚ and the formation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The creation of the Sputnik

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    History changed on October 4‚ 1957‚ when the former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world’s first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball‚ weighed only 183 pounds‚ and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political‚ military‚ technological‚ and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event‚ it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. The story begins in 1952

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    The Launch of Sputnik Russian Studies On October 4‚ 1957‚ when the Soviet Union Launched the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik I‚ people all over the world would see a new age of technology. The launch of Sputnik added a lot more tension to the cold war. While the Sputnik launch was a single event‚ it marked the start of the space age and the U.S‚ U.S.S.R space race. The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement‚ Sputnik caught the world’s attention

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    Sputnik Launch Background: Sputnik was a Russian satellite‚ which also happened to be the first satellite to ever make it to space. Sputnik was 285cm long (112inches) it was 58cm (23 inches) in diameter and weighed 83.6kg (184lb). Sputnik circled the earth every 96.2 minutes until early 1958‚ when it had blown up in the atmosphere. Event: The Soviets launched Sputnik on October 5‚ 1957‚ showing the Americans that they were serious about launching a satellite to orbit around the Earth. In addition

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    approximately 2:29 pm‚ the Soviet Union did something unheard of. They launched the first artificial Earth satellite into a low-Earth orbit. This satellite was Sputnik‚ the Russian word for traveler. Although the Soviet Union launched this satellite‚ its impact on the United States was tremendous. For instance‚ the launch of the Russian Satellite‚ Sputnik‚ lead to the creation of NASA. Contributing factors like the U.S.’s continuous strive to come out on top‚ and their desire to strike a blow towards the

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    Self-Protecting Mechanisms in Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami Millions of people in this world‚ all of them yearning‚ looking to others to satisfy them‚ yet isolating themselves. Why? Was the earth put here just to nourish human loneliness?(179) --Haruki Murakami‚ Sputnik Sweetheart Even though Sputnik Sweetheart seem to be a novel portraying a complicated love story between three people‚ Murakami in fact illustrates different mechanisms the main characters use to protect themselves from

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    Soviet Union’s Sputnik‚ in 1958 United States established their response. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) brought into the world. The Creation of NASA was the most influential

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    space race across the globe. Almost every country wanted to take part in the race to put the first man on the moon. On October 4‚ 1957‚ the Soviet Union started the battle by springing the world into this great space race by the launching of Sputnik I. Sputnik was the first satellite to be launched into Earth’s orbit‚ a task which no one else had been successful in nor fully concerned in trying. However‚ once the Soviet Union made the first move‚ it sent not only the United States into a panic‚ but

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    Sputnik Moment

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    Good language for analysis One thing that can really help us write analysis that is more clear‚ direct and precise‚ is to pay close attention to our use of language in each phrase and sentence. As I suggested in my discussion today‚ you need to imagine that you are the sports announcer‚ giving a play by play commentary‚ explaining to your audience what the writer is doing now. And so‚ if you really listen to a sports broadcast‚ you will notice that the announcers use specific verbs to describe

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    Sputnik's Launching

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    of a satellite in 1957. The satellites name was Sputnik. All that could be heard from the artificial satellite was just a series of rhythmic “beeps” on October 4‚ 1957. Those short beeps came from the first satellite to be launched into space as it passed overhead. Sputnik was a small round artificial moon that became a major turning point in technology and history in years to come. It was the first satellite to be successfully launched‚ named Sputnik after the Russian word for "satellite‚" was launched

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