Sputnik moment

In 1957 the successful launch of the first space satellite Sputnik-1 by the Soviet Union reinvigorated space research and exploration around the world. The announcement of the new Russian COVID-19 vaccine created a so-called “Sputnik moment” for the global community. The vaccine is therefore called Sputnik V.

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Sputnik moment

Shot from the movie dedicated to the first Soviet artificial Earth satellite, September 1, 1957

Photo of the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite “Sputnik-1”, October 4, 1957

The New York Times Front Page, October 5, 1957

Los Angeles Times Front Page, October 5, 1957

Commemorative stamp “The World’s First Artificial Earth Satellite”, The USSR, 1957

Photo from the Associated Press, November 4, 1957