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Sixty-nine years ago last Sunday, Oct. 4, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the ...

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The launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 initiated the space race with the US, leading to historic milestones. | ...