The world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union 50 years ago, but the 184-pound sphere's beeping was more significant at the time for people in the United States ...

While Sputnik’s steady stream of radio-signal beeps broadcast the Soviet’s early prowess in space exploration, the creation of the first man-made satellite had long remained a state secret. On the ...

As America falls further behind in the world on broadband, we must seize upon the lessons of one chilly night 50 years ago tomorrow — Oct. 4, 1957. As a small beeping sphere — dubbed Sputnik — hurtled ...

Launching of the Russian satellite is man’s first successful attempt to navigate the ocean of space around the earth. Despite the chagrin of U.S. rocketmen, few disparaged the Russian achievement. In ...