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History changed on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball, about 23 inches in diameter and weighing less than 190 pounds. via NASA ift.tt/2hNf1Yq
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Oct. 4, 1957 - Sputnik, the Dawn of the Space Age was taken on October 04, 2017 at 09:31AM