![]() ![]() “Russia, Russia (Lay That Missile Down)” (1958) shows the American fear of Sputnik and the R-7 rocket that launched it. (In fact, Sergei Korolev, the great Soviet aeronautical engineer, designed the R-7 to launch both observational satellites and nuclear warheads, combining the efforts of space exploration and national defense.) This launch proved that the missile was powerful enough to carry a heavy payload, like a nuclear weapon. This satellite emitted not beeps, but barks, since it carried a dog named Laika, the first living creature launched into orbit around Earth. Paranoia was multiplied again a month later when a third R-7 launched Sputnik II on November 3, 1957. There it was sailing blithely through American skies, visible from the ground with the aid of binoculars. ![]() But six weeks later, another R-7 missile launched Sputnik, causing widespread alarm. This news did not alarm Americans, since the Russians had a reputation for propagandizing. It travelled 4,000 miles carrying a dummy warhead and was theoretically capable of reaching the United States. On August 21, 1957, they launched the R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile. ![]() Sputnik was not the first great accomplishment of the Soviets in space. This fear can be tracked through three novelty songs from the late 1950s: “Russia, Russia (Lay That Missile Down),” “Sputniks and Mutniks,” and “A Russian Love Song.” Although the satellite was only the size of a beach ball and emitted nothing more than radio beeps, many Americans feared it, supposing that it had some sort of militaristic purpose. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first satellite, on October 4, 1957, triggering the space race with the United States. Government. This event is cleared for public release.CBS special news coverage from 1957 about the launching of Sputnik EUCOM, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Opinions, arguments, viewpoints, and conclusions expressed in this work do not represent those of RSI, U.S. This event was funded by the Russia Strategic Initiative U.S. Conley, Director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Kaitlyn Johnson, Deputy Director and Fellow, Aerospace Security Project. and allied security as well as on future arms control discussions. Is this a new space race? How will China and Russia interact in space following their announcement of a future joint lunar station? Finally, what steps can the United States and its allies take to manage strategic competition in space? The conversation will be co-moderated by Heather A. STRATCOM and Commander, Air Force Space Command, and Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director, Secure World Foundation, in a moderated discussion on the impact of Russian space capabilities on the U.S. Please join CSIS for an important discussion on Russia’s space capabilities which will feature an overview by Colonel Douglas Loverro, President, Loverro Consulting, LLC and former head of NASA's human spaceflight program, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. Its reported July 2020 launch of an anti-satellite weapon and the concerning movement of its Cosmos satellites raise serious concerns regarding Moscow’s intentions as its capabilities grow. treaty to prevent the militarization of space. Since approving its 10-year space strategy worth $20.5 billion in 2016, the Russian government has been consistently developing and testing its capabilities in space as it simultaneously seeks a U.N. In celebration of the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight in space 60 years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that Russia needed to maintain its status as both a nuclear and space power in the twenty-first century.
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