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International Council of Scientific Unions established July 1, 1957- December 31, 1958 as the IGY
the scientists knew that the cycles of solar activity would be at a high point then. -
White House announced plans to launch an Earth-orbiting satellite for the IGY
The White House solicited proposals from various Government research agencies to undertake development. -
The Soviets strick again.
Sputnik II was launched, carrying a bigger and heavier load, including a dovg named Laika. -
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1
The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. -
The United States successfully launched Explorer I
This satellite carried a small scientific payload that eventually discovered the magnetic radiation belts around the Earth, named after principal investigator James Van Allen. -
Sattelite today
Today we are able to watch cable or what some people call satellite. Also the launch of Sputnik enabled us to create NASA which sends out rockets and different objects to space to collect the data we need.
