num_pages: 86
description: Describes the developments leading up to the launching of the first Sputnik and the influence of this event on subsequent space exploration.
language: English
title: The Launching of Sputnik : October 4,1957 : The Space Age Begins
titlecomplete: The Launching of Sputnik : October 4,1957 : The Space Age Begins (World Focus Books)
publisher: Franklin Watts, Inc.