Episode 665: Sputnik: Start of the Space Race
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On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about Sputnik. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to ever orbit the earth, and it started the Space Race and made the Cold War grow even hotter. It was designed by the Soviet Union using a system of interlocking governmental agencies. Sputnik was far ahead of its time, and it freaked America (and the rest of the world) out. The response was the formation of NASA and DARPA and the race to the moon. Why was public reaction positive, even for most Americans? How did a dog turn the tide on the Soviet win? What impact did it have on the world? Listen, laugh, learn.
Visit Our Sources:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sputnik-launched
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1953-1960/sputnik
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/sputnik-and-space-race
https://www.space.com/17563-sputnik.html
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