Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, it was the first satellite of the Sputnik program, and it began the so-called Space Race. SPUTNIK (38A Newsmaker of October 4, 1957); SATELLITE (11D 38-Across, e.g.); SPACERACE (32D Event started by 38-Across); YURIGAGARIN (17A Leading Russian in the 32-Down); and ALANSHEPARD