Fascinating Fact

October 25, 2010

Q. What was the name of the first Satellite?

A. Sputnik I.

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union sent the first object from Earth into space. The satellite ignited the "space race." The first American satellite was called Explorer I, and was launched in January 1958.

Information found in Scholastic Book of Firsts.

Sharon G.
Blue Springs South Branch