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oct 4, 1957 - Sputnik-1 is Launched

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A satellite launched by the Soviet Union, the first artificial satellite to make it into space and this started the Space Race. It was launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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Espionage, people used to think the Soviet Union use it to spy on people.

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oct 4, 1957
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~ 68 years ago
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