context: The space race began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the world's first satellite Sputnik 1. Space competition is an expression similar to the arms race. Space competition became an important part of the cultural, technological and ideological confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Space technology was particularly important during this competition, because it was applied to the military and was a matter of pride.
question: What is the first human-made satellite?
answers.text: Sputnik 1