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Sputnik begins the space race...
Sputnik begins the space race...
Item # 693278
October 05, 1957
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, 'Pacific Edition', Oct. 5, 1957
* Sputnik 1 (1st report)
* World's 1st orbiting artificial satellite
* Space race begins
The headline is one that shocked the scientific world--particularly in the United States--noting: "Made-in-U.S.S.R. 'Moon' Circles Earth; Space Era Advent Jolts Washington". Included is an illustration showing the: "Orbit of Soviet 'Moon' ".
This report is so quick-to-the-press that its name was not known. I suspect subsequent issues would call it Sputnik. It is only referred to here as a Soviet "moon".
This event shocked the American scientific community and sufficiently scared the Americans into an all-out space race. There was great fear at the time of Soviet dominance of space and the potential use of satellites for military purposes.
Sputnik issues were not commonly saved in America since it was not an American achievement.
Complete in 8 pages, light foxing to the bottom right of the front page, generally nice condition.
AI notes: In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite, marking the beginning of the Space Age and igniting the Cold War-era Space Race between the U.S. and the USSR. The satellite, a 23-inch metal sphere weighing about 183 pounds, transmitted radio signals back to Earth as it orbited the planet every 96 minutes. Sputnik's launch shocked the United States, raising concerns about Soviet technological superiority and missile capabilities, and led to the rapid expansion of the American space program, including the creation of NASA in 1958.
Category: The 20th Century
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