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What was the name of the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

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Sputnik 1

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Sputnik 1 launched on October 4, 1957. NASA describes the launch as the moment that marked the beginning of the space age.

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The Sputnik launch helped push the United States to create NASA less than a year later, in July 1958.

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Sources: NASA