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The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The successful launch of the basketball-sized object triggers the dawn of the space age and the U.S.-Soviet space race.
Oct. 2, 1997
NewsHour Transcript: Historians recall the mood in the United States when Sputnik circled Earth.

The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. The successful launch of the basketball-sized object triggers the dawn of the space age and the U.S.-Soviet space race.
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