LINKS
Sputnik: The Fiftieth Anniversary is the official NASA site detailing the history of Russia's Sputnik Program with links to both US and Soviet documents.
Sputnik at 50: TLooking Back at the Space Race
Zarya Sputnik Diaries is a website that includes diaries and fact sheets on the Soviet space
program and its successor, the Russian space program.
There is a useful Wikipedia article on the Sputnik Program, and a whyfiles.org article on Sputnik's Legacy.
Sputnik and the Space Race is associated with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Center archive
site with information on Sputnik and the US-USSR Space Race.
Space Exploration Timeline is on the the US National Archives LIbrary Information Center's page on the chronology of Space Exploration.
The Sad Story of Laika the Dog is a Time.com article on the Russian space dog Laika, first dog in space.
Sputnik is an older, rather brief website by Windows to the Universe article that is devoted to the Sputnik Program.
Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age by Roger D. Launius
Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age is a reference article from About.com on the history of space satellites.
Sputnik 1 - Milestones of Flight is a National Air and Space Museum article on Sputnik 1 as part of the Milestones of Flight chronology.
Sputnik is a review of the entire Sputnik Program with links to useful sources.
Timeline: 50 Years of Spaceflight
Sputnik Program Page
Original reports from The Times
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