September 14, 2022 - "And They're Off"! - The Great Space Race
- Author
- The Weather Network
- Published
- Wed 14 Sep 2022
- Episode Link
- https://www.theweathernetwork.com/weatherhistory
In 1957, the Soviets shocked the United States by becoming the first nation to launch a satellite into orbit around the earth when they successfully put Sputnik into orbit. Then, on September 14 of 1959, a Soviet rocket crashed into the moon’s surface, becoming the first man-made object sent from earth to reach the lunar surface.
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