# Talk:Sputnik 1

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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 10:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

I made a [1], and this change has a copy/paste mistake. But in the second part of this change, I believe, it was constructive change. My change was reverted (and I agree, because of copy/paste mistake). In order to avoid WP:EW I am not tried to implement my changes again (in their right part). Let's discuss here. I'll send a message in your page. What do you think about my change overall (not in the part of copy/paste mistake)? SHaggY caT (talk) 02:52, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
I suggest to add:
Sputnik-V - Russian vaccine against covid-19, which is named after the fist mankind's satellite in the LEO in order to improve efficiency of the modern Russia's propaganda. Russian propaganda claimed that Sputnik-V is the first vaccine against Covid, like Sputnik satellite was the first artificial satellite in the LEO.
SHaggY caT (talk) 17:13, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

The new vaccine name Sputnick V is clearly intended to remind people of Sputnick 1, but how important is this vaccine to the actual topic of Sputnick 1? To me, it looks peripheral. It doesn't change how people think of Sputnick 1. Binksternet (talk) 18:00, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

What is the source for [ˈspʌtnɪk] transcription? [ˈspʊtnɪk] is how it sounds in its origin language. Should the other one be removed, or is it commonly used and therefore included? Eerienempty (talk) 21:05, 7 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't understand this sentence: "This connotation incorrectly indicated that it was bestowed with the specific proper name 'Fellow-Traveler-One', rather than being designated by the general term 'Satellite-One'." In both cases it's a generic term used as the proper name of the satellite. Sputnik is still a proper name. If I call my first satellite Satellite One, then Satellite One is still a proper name. What's the difference between turning "a traveler's traveler" into "Traveler's Traveler One" vs "satellite" into "Satellite One"? It's a proper name. This makes no sense. 80.98.191.91 (talk) 23:06, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

The Etimology section says "the prefix s- ('fellow')". Wouldn't a simple 'co-' be a better translation for this prefix? 86.21.216.255 (talk) 08:49, 11 May 2025 (UTC)