On November 3, 1957, a Soviet rocket launched Earth's second artificial satellite, Sputnik 2, into orbit, carrying a living ...

The original design would become Sputnik 3, which, as [Scott] puts it, was the first Soviet satellite that “didn’t suck.” The first one was essentially a stunt, and the second one had an ...

Festival goers enjoy last year's “re-enactment” of the day a piece of Sputnik IV landed in Manitowic. It came from outer space…. and crashed down in the middle of a street in Manitowoc ...