We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4th, 1957.

Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, abandoned or forgotten during ambitious missions.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred ...

The model was the first convertible to offer air conditioning, an option that cost around one-third of the MSRP of a 1957 ...

Discover the story of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets in 1957. This iconic spacecraft, shaped like a shiny beach ball, revolutionized history. Explore its purpose ...

The original Sputnik moment in 1957 shocked the American public, spurring the creation of NASA and a generational push for scientific and technological advancement.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, into space orbit. The man-made craft sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its batteries ...

Just as the Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of the satellite Sputnik catalyzed the Apollo Program and ultimately affirmed U.S. technological leadership, DeepSeek’s emergence has sent shockwaves ...

Sputnik was a satellite that the Soviet Union announced it had launched on October 4, 1957, at the height of the Cold War between the two superpowers of the time. It was a world first. The news ...

On Oct. 4, 1957, Russia launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite successfully placed into orbit around the Earth. According the the US State Department, “the successful launch came as ...

The Space Age officially began when the USSR launched Sputnik on October 4, 1957. But how did this satellite work, and what did it actually do?