"The Beginning of the Space Age": 65 years since the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite
2022-10-04T07:13:32.373Z
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union for the first time in the history of mankind carried out the launch of the PS-1 artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit. It was launched with the help of a special Sputnik launch vehicle, created on the basis of the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile, from the cosmodrome, which later received the name Baikonur. The launch of the satellite was a great milestone in the history of mankind.
Source: russiart