Sputnik 1 Essays

When Sputnik 1 (out of 3)launched on October 4, 1957 during the cold war by the Soviet Union it shocked the world especially the United States. It was launched with little warning except on announcement on what channel it would be broadcasted on. The launch happened at 22:28:34 Moscow Time and was launched on a V-9 rocket ( a modified missile). The satellite was the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on

before the anticipated launch, during a routine test, an electrical fire swept through the cabin killing the entire crew. On the other side of the race, the USSR was still moving far ahead of the US and had actually sent up a single pilot rocket, Soyuz 1, to the moon only to have malfunctions in its launch, ultimately sending it spiraling back towards Earth and also killing the crew member inside. Although this was a major setback, both nations kept going. It did not take long for the United States

Sputnik I Draft 2 On October 5, 1957, readers of The New York Times read the front page headline “Soviet Fires Satellite Into Space”(Jordan 1). The launching of the satellite Sputnik I marked the start of the Space Race, a new age for the global community. It affected the lives of many individuals, as well as relationships between multiple countries. Sputnik I influenced the countries’ public opinions, budget, and politics. Sputnik had an immense impact on the public’s state of mind. Some of the

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union had an indirect conflict in the space race. The goal of this competition was to advance in space technology more. Each side made big steps and used a lot of resources to try and win. The race officially started on August 2, 1955. The goal shifted to getting the first man on the moon when JFK gave a speech at Rice University, in 1962, saying the United States would get a man on the moon first. This speech indirectly challenged the Soviet

Lily Lenton Bruhn Period 3 19 May 2015 Sputnik 1 On October 4, 1957 7:28 PM, the Space Age was started with the Soviet Union’s launch of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth The satellite was named Sputnik, which is Russian for “traveling companion of the Earth” Sputnik was an aluminum sphere with a diameter of 22 inches and it carried four whip-like antennas which were 2.4-2.9 m long. It weighed 184 pounds, and took approximately 96 minutes to orbit the earth on an elliptical path.

Earth helping people communicate through texts, calls and social media. Some are as small as postage stamps, while some are as large as a football field, but the first ever satellite launched into space was a Russian satellite called Sputnik 1. The only task Sputnik 1 could do was transmit beeping sounds to receivers on Earth, but that was enough to make the U.S. feel like they were not the most powerful country in the world anymore. The U.S. joined the competition in space technology and thus, the

In 1958, the event of Sputnik, where Russia placed a satellite into space first, shaped the way education was viewed by society. Because of Sputnik, the National Defense Education Act was passed in the United States. This act provided more funding for education and prepare students for higher education. Emphasis was put more onto core subjects, such as science and math, so students could attend college and eventually get qualified positions in engineering (National Defense Education Act, 2017)

Intro. It can be argued that the greatest effect on Soviet culture’s post-Great Patriotic war is Yuri Gagarin. The young man who on April 12, 1961 became the first man in space and to circle the Earth in the Vostok rocket. And when he returned to earth “was born twice, there was his original, physical birth in 1934, and his second birth as a public figure in 1961.” The event is also a prime example of how technology has played a crucial role in international relations. Yuri Gagarin is deemed as a

After the conclusion of World War II, tensions arose between the USSR and the US between 1947-1991. During World War II, the two powerful nations were unalike in most ways–geologically, ideologically, and economically– but were unified with their goal to defeat their common enemies. But, after World War II, both superpowers strove to prove superiority over the other. One important distinction between the two were their support of different governmental systems, which created a large amount of tension

Bishop writes,“Here above, cracks in the buildings are filled with battered moonlight” (1-2). Throughout the poem, above ground and below ground are interpreted as different levels of the conscious mind. The above ground contains urban life at its liveliest, but Bishop also conveys the darkness that lurks within that life. The creature’s

“Man on the Moon” is a biographical movie with a drama and comedy genre about the late American entertainer, actor, and performance artist named Andy Kaufman. The movie debuted on 22nd of December 1999, the movie length went on for 1 hour and 58 minutes. This movie was written by Scott Alexander along with Larry Karaszewski and the movie was directed by a Czech film director, Milos Forman. This movie was nominated for 22 nominations on many awards on different categories and has won 5 awards which

When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik , the world's first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957, many Americans believed that this Cold War event signaled dangerous weaknesses in American science, the failure of American schools and complacency in American political leadership. Most disturbing was the fear that the Soviet Union had grabbed a decisive lead in the development of long-range missiles. Robert Divine analyzes the space race in the early 1950’s with Russia and how it affected the American

The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957. This first artificial satellite weighed about one-hundred eighty-four pounds, took ninety-eight minutes to orbit the earth, was silver in color, and was about the size of a beach ball. Despite it not being able to do much more than orbit the earth and transmit beeps, Sputnik I had one of the most unprecedented impacts on the United States.1The single launch of Sputnik I, initiated the United States vs. Soviet Union space race, which

After Sputnik there was an impact on the American education. The idea for a satellite in space was a race against Russia and America. After a while Sputnik was launched and Russia made one before America. Sputnik scared the Americans because they now thought they they were falling behind. They also had thought that Sputnik was made to spy on them and shoot nuclear weapons at the United States. a little bit after Sputnik launched the Americans thought they should make the schools work harder so more

been done before. Is Russia more powerful than the United States with the ability to use satellites to gain targeting information for destructive missiles? In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Russia and the U.S. were both in a rise for total power. Sputnik 1, an artificial satellite was launched into space on October 4, 1957 by the Soviet Union. The United States had also been constructing a satellite for their own way of studying space. The Soviet Union has beaten the United States to the punch. The

Ethan Register Earth/ Space Science 1 Honors 3-18-18 The mysteries of space have always existed, from hundreds of years ago to recently spiking in the last century. In October 1957, Sputnik 1 was released to go into orbit as a satellite. This would influence and boost the space program that would ultimately change the world entirely and how we view it, for the good and the bad. The Moonport Film is a video recording the first manned flight into space which made a huge impact of Florida, the agriculture

Michel plays the video, closely looking if the kid comes out of the washroom. The entire footage fineshes but the kid never comes out of the washroom. "Can you rewind please and pause it when the cleaner comes" said officer Brown to Michel. Michel rewinds the video and pauses it when the cleaner enters the washroom with the cleaning trolley. "Now please play it on normal speed and pause it when he comes out" requests officer Brown to Michel. After ten minutes the cleaner comes out and Michel

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In the novel Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan, the author places high importance on the number seven, and uses it as a symbol. The main character, Willow Chance, was obsessed with the number seven in the beginning of the story. She thought of everything in sevens and one of the most comforting things for her to do was count by sevens. This is symbolic because it was as if her life was perfect and complete. Willow had a good life, spending time with her parents, researching medical conditions