Earth’s Space Age began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched the first human-made satellite into space, much to the surprise and disappointment of the United States government. While launching objects into space is commonplace today, in the midst of the Cold War in the 1950s, it was a major demonstration of a country’s strength. Sputnik orbiting Earth contributed to a growing sense of fear that the U.S. was not nearly as technologically advanced as its
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