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sep 20, 1957 - Sputnik

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Launched by the USSR, the Sputnik was the first satellite or go into outer space. This launch happened in the middle of the Cold War which got a lot of Americans attention. The US responded by created NASA and other space programs. This brought apon a new era of technological advances.

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sep 20, 1957
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~ 68 years ago