On October 4, 1957 at 10:28 Moscow time, a rocket carrying the world\'s first orbiting Satellite roared into space, signaling a new era in human history and the beginning of the so-called ""space race"" - an epic rivalry pitting the technological know-how of the Soviet Union against that of the United States.
The next major milestone would be to put a hum.
Despite some highly publicized failures, the USA managed to answer the Russians with the successful launch of Explorer 1 in January of 1958.
On October 4, 1957 at 10:28 Moscow time, a rocket carrying the world\'s first orbiting Satellite roared into space, signaling a new era in human history and the beginning of the so-called ""space race"" - an epic rivalry pitting the technological know-how of the Soviet Union against that of the United States
