Sputnik was hurled skywards on the experimental R-7 rocket, powered by liquid oxygen mixed with kerosene, from launch facilities that are still functional and no less remote today in Tyuratam ...

The Mercury Rocket was supposed to put the U.S. ahead, but despite its early victories, it was quickly replaced. Why? Find out the fascinating history behind this pioneering spacecraft.

As rocket technology improved and spaceflight ... the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into orbit. Just a month after propelling the first satellite into space, the Soviet Union had made headlines ...

The USSR had launched Sputnik in October ... It was time to use their ace in the hole: the Redstone rocket, a direct descendant of the V-2s designed during WWII. The only problem was the propellant.

The Soviet rocket that launched Sputnik into space produced a thrust that was a few times stronger than that of an American-made rocket, a claim that was doubted by many US officials at that time.

SAMARA, Russia (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti): A delegation from ... an official visit to explore advancements in the country’s rocket and space industry, the regional governor’s press service ...