The Soviet Union鈥檚 Sputnik spacecraft launched 64 years ago today (1957). History changed forever as this large-pumpkin sized craft orbited the Earth.
This one event sparked the beginning of the space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. NASA wasn鈥檛 established yet, but this singular event spurred Congress to take the military and technological prowess of the Soviet Union听seriously.
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