Sixty years ago this week, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, beginning the Space Age. | Space.com

Sixty years ago today, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into space. NASA says this event launched the Space Race. Here’s a look into the archives and the CBS Special Report from October 4, 1957. | CBS Philadelphia

This rare color restoration reveals the Soviet mission that proved humans could work in open space and changed exploration forever. Follow @spaceeves #CosmicArchive #SovietSpace #FirstSpacewalk #SpaceEve | SpaceEve

What are the top 5 disasters of the space race between U.S. and Soviet Union? What was the cause of these accidents?! How many astronauts died during these events?! 📌- Apollo 1 – 1967, January 27 📌- Soyuz 1 – 1967, April 24 📌- Soyuz 11 – 1971, April 📌- Challenger – 1986, January 28 📌- Columbia – 2003 | The Brain Maze