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Launch of Sputnik
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Launch of Sputnik
October 4, 1957 launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite placed in Earth orbit.
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National Air and Space Museum
6th St. and Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20560
202-633-2214
Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Free Timed-Entry Passes Required
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
703-572-4118
Open daily
10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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