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The Space Age is a period encompassing the activities related to the space race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, and continuing to the present.
4 de oct. de 2017 · On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, and started the Space Race with the United States. Learn how Sputnik led to rapid developments in space exploration and technology over the past 60 years.
27 de jun. de 2015 · Learn about the Space Age, the era of rapid advances in space exploration that began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957. Explore the key events, achievements and challenges of the Vostok, Mercury, Gemini, Voskhod, Soyuz and Apollo programs.
3 de oct. de 2017 · Sputnik – 60 years of the space age. Sixty years ago, the first ‘beep-beep’ signal from Sputnik was heard from the heavens on the night of 4 October 1957, marking the beginning of a new era for humankind.
Learn how the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik I in 1957 sparked the space race and the creation of NASA. Explore the background, history, and multimedia of the Sputnik era and its impact on science, technology, and politics.
The space age spawned important new materials and uncovered new uses for old materials. For example, a vast range of applications have been found for plastics that have been manufactured in many different forms with widely varied characteristics.
Se conoce como era espacial al período que comprende las actividades relacionadas con la carrera espacial, la exploración espacial, la tecnología espacial y los desarrollos culturales influidos por estos acontecimientos. La lanzadera espacial despega en una misión tripulada al espacio.
