Question: who is the first man made satellite in space
Answer: Sputnik 1 ( / ˈspʊtnɪk / or / ˈspʌtnɪk / ; `` Satellite - 1 '' , or `` PS - 1 '' , Простейший Спутник - 1 or Prosteyshiy Sputnik - 1 , `` Elementary Satellite 1 '' ) was the first artificial Earth satellite .