Sputnik crisis
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sputnik-crisis-180-637633
title:
Sputnik crisis
text:
The Sputnik crisis was a period of public fear and anxiety in Western nations about the perceived technological gap between the United States and Soviet Union caused by the Soviets' launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. The crisis was a significant event in the Cold War that triggered the creation of NASA and the Space Race between the two superpowers. The satellite was launched on October 4, 1957, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This created a crisis reaction in national ne
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States reaction to the 1957 launch of the Soviet satellite
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_crisis
date created:
2003-03-30T09:50:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T05:15:07Z
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