Today, the 4th of October!

4th October 1957 for the first time was put into orbit an artificial satellite of the Earth.

The political and public outcry in the world was overwhelming. The spectacle of "Sputnik" outside the atmosphere with constantly transmitted by radio "beep-beep-beep" quickly captured the attention of a wide audience of scientists, amateur radio operators, military, intelligence agents, and countless spectators, climb up on the roof with his binoculars.
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Soviet newspapers just do not attach any importance to this event.
The first band, this news has taken after the hype, raised in the West.



Soviets launched satellite of the Earth, which rotates around the planet at a speed of 18,000 miles per hour. He has four times flying over US territory.



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