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On this day in space! Oct. 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the 1st artificial satellite, into orbit to kick off a Space Race and the Space Age

On this day in space! Oct. 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the 1st artificial satellite, into orbit to kick off a Space Race and the Space Age  Space

On this day in space! Oct. 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the 1st artificial satellite, into orbit to kick off a Space Race and the Space Age
On this day in space! Oct. 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the 1st artificial satellite, into orbit to kick off a Space Race and the Space Age  Space