S. P. Korolev. Father of the Soviet Space Program
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (1906-1966) was a Russian spacecraft designer who designed the rocket used to launch Sputnik. [Sergei Korolev: Architect of Soviet Space Program]
Crowd Looking at a Sputnik
A crowd gazes upon one of seven Sputnik satellites produced by the Soviet Union. [Top 10 Sputniks: The Many Faces of the First Artificial Satellite]
Model of Sputnik at the United Nations
These young students on a guided tour of United Nations Headquarters in New York City check out a model of the Sputnik 1. The Sputnik model was presented to the United Nations as a gift from the Soviet Union.
Sputnik Replica at the National Air & Space Museum
A Sputnik replica hangs on display in the Milestones of Flight at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
Chabot Space & Science Center
Visitors at the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California can view a replica of Sputnik 1 and other space artifacts.
Mini Sputnik Launched in Space
A cosmonaut tosses a miniature Sputnik satellite into orbit during a spacewalk outside the Russian Mir Space Station in this time-lapse series of video images. [Full Story]
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