4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit around the Earth. - This is considered to be the beginning of the space age. | Poal: Say what you want.

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4 October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit around the Earth. - This is considered to be the beginning of the space age. (explainingscience.org)

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Fuckin commies beat us to it

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Germans on both sides.

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yah

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what matters is that we beat them to the moon

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😂😁🤣😁😂

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Mostly round, and quite pointy in parts.

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Nah, that was the first artificial satellite that was put up their purposely, and with a "mission". First satellite was america's manhole cover, assuming it ever had an orbit.

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