The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...

Sputnik 2 was launched by the Soviets shortly after Sputnik 1, with its rapid preparation intended to sustain propaganda momentum and align with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. This ...

The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union initiated the Space Race, prompting concerns within the United States about technological and military inferiority. Subsequent Soviet Sputnik launches ...