The recent release of a new AI model triggered a tech stock tumble. Did this “Sputnik moment” set off an AI tech race, and ...

Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957, at 1928 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in present-day Kazakhstan using the R-7 ...

On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into space. She rode aboard the Sputnik 2 […] ...

Soviets beat U.S. - first into space MOSCOW, Oct. 4, 1957 (UP) - Facts and figures of the Soviet satellite:SIZE: 22 inches in diameter. U.S. to Russians: give us more data on Sputnik WASHINGTON ...

Sputnik was hurled skywards on the experimental R-7 rocket, powered by liquid oxygen mixed with kerosene, from launch facilities that are still functional and no less remote today in Tyuratam ...

Most people don’t remember the later Sputnik missions. However, they did some of the first science in Earth’s orbit. [Scott] has a lot of history related to the early days of space science.

A delegation from Myanmar, led by Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing, has arrived in Russia's southern region of Samara on an ...

Frank Cottrell Boyce's book Sputnik's Guide To Life on Earth asks a big question - can a dog from outer space save the world? Frank visited Authors Live to read from the book and talk about writing.

When the Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite in 1957, it marked a leap forward in space technology, triggering a “space race” with the American space program. Source: Alexandra_Koch/Pixabay ...

A surprise advance in technology. In 1957, Russia launched Sputnik 1, the first space satellite and caught the world off guard, especially the United States. Sputnik caused the U.S. to move ...