The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, in October 1957. Rocked by the abrupt realisation that it was trailing its arch-enemy in the nascent “space race”, America was instantly plunged into panic.
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The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, in October 1957. Rocked by the abrupt realisation that it was trailing its arch-enemy in the nascent “space race”, America was instantly plunged into panic.
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