12 Incredible Facts About The First Moon Landing

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On October 4 1957 the night sky lit up over a secret site in the Soviet Union The Soviets had launched a missile into space The rocket and its historic cargo reached 139 miles 223 km above the earth Then the core of the rocket fell away A shiny aluminum sphere the size of a basketball emerged Its four long antennae unfolded The radio transmitter inside started beeping The world’s first satellite Sputnik 1 began to circle Earth Sputnik shocked the world It fueled the fear that there was a missile gap between the United States and Sputnik 1 had four long rods as its antennae SPUTNIK SPARKS THE SPACE RACE 1 4