jan 2, 1957 - 1957 FIRST PIECE OF SPACE JUNK WAS CREATED SPUTNIK was the world's first artificial satellite and it was launched into space by the Soviet Union. The body of the rocket that took it to space was the first piece of artificial space junk.

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SPUTNIK was the world's first artificial satellite and it was launched into space by the Soviet Union. The body of the rocket that took it to space was the first piece of artificial space junk.

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