An emotional rescue for America came via the first U.S. artificial satellite. Explorer 1 was boosted into space by the Army on Jan. 31, 1958. Nevertheless, despite setbacks, Vanguard 1 did reach orbit ...

It was supposed to be America's first step into space, but as the Vanguard rocket exploded in an enormous fireball in full ...

O n October 4, 1957, Earth received its first artificial satellite companion, Sputnik 1. The Soviet Union packed its ...

The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, ...

When the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, was put into orbit around Earth, anyone in the path of the satellite could receive the beeps transmitted by the satellite provided they had some ...

Last week Assistant Secretary of the Navy James H. Smith Jr., taking public notice of the fact, announced that the first satellite will not take to space until early in 1958. As to problems of ...

the world's first artificial satellite, on October 4, 1957. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted off from Baikonur in the Vostok I capsule, becoming the first human in space. A year later ...

He even coined the word “cosmonaut.” But perhaps his greatest triumph was Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, which was launched on October 4, 1957. Over the years, much of the ...

To Oct. 4, 1957, to be exact. On that day Earthlings watched the skies with a mixture of wonder and trepidation after the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. Americans were ...

Russia's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, opened the door to all kinds of questions about what we could do with the technology. This year, the microchip was invented by Jack ...

Modern day armies also rely on satellite reconnaissance, early warning and weapon delivery. First artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched in October 1957 by the Soviets, soon followed by the ...