Sputnik
Links
Sputnik
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/sputnik/
A lively and colorful collection of articles taking visitors back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, 1957 to be exact. The beginnings of man in space. From The New York Times on AOL.
Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/
NASA's retrospective story of Sputnik, including photos and references.
Sputnik: First Artificial Satellite
http://www.batnet.com/mfwright/sputnik.html
Personal commentary about Sputnik the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Space Age.
Sputnik 1
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1957-001B.html
Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
Sputnik Revisited
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec97/sputnik_10-2.html
PBS NewsHour transcript discussing the significance of the Sputnik milestone.
Sputnik 2
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1957-002A.html
Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.
Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
Photos and information about the book by Paul Dickson, with the introductory chapter.