Star Stuff: An Exploratory Case Study of the Cosmos Television FranchiseMain MenuThe Cold War Space RaceSagan’s Work on the Pioneer, Viking, and Voyager Space ProbesCosmos: A Personal Voyage & Sagan’s Antinuclear War ActivismAn End to the Cold War & the Privatization of CosmosAnn Druyan's Work After Sagan's DeathA New Cosmos series with Neil deGrasse and Seth MacFarlaneWho Owns (the) Cosmos? An Epilogue, Prologue, and IntermissionStar Stuff Companion PaperPatrick Timothy Dawsona0b08a5aaf9148250b99cba97af95de3340033d4Project Author: Patrick Dawson (ORCid 0000-0002-4268-4127)
12022-02-21T14:14:56-05:00Patrick Timothy Dawsona0b08a5aaf9148250b99cba97af95de3340033d4Sputnik 13The Sputnik 1 (PS-1) satellite is shown here on a rigging truck in the assembly shop in the fall of 1957 as a technician puts finishing touches on it. When the development of the first advanced scientific satellite, Object D, proved to be more difficult than expected, the Soviets decided to launch a simpler, smaller satellite. PS-1, or Sputnik 1, began development in November 1956. On October 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. Sputnik shocked the world, giving the USSR the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space and putting the United States a step behind in the space race. *Image Credit*: NASAplain2022-07-22T14:21:31-04:00Solar System ExplorationJet Propulsion LaboratoryPlanetsWhat -- Sputnik 1Where -- United States of AmericaSPD-SLRSY-1626imageInternet ArchivePatrick Timothy Dawsona0b08a5aaf9148250b99cba97af95de3340033d4