It's 60 years since #Sputnik2 was launched carrying the world's first astronaut, #Laika, a street dog into space! | Indiatimes

December 6th - on this day in 1957, the United States made the first attempt to launch a satellite into orbit, following the Soviet Union's recent successful launches of Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2. NASA had not yet been formed, and the U.S. Navy was responsible for launching Vanguard TV-3 (TV stands for Test Vehicle) on a Vanguard launch vehicle for which the Glenn L. Martin Company served as the prime contractor. The launch ended in disaster when the first stage General Electric GE X-405 engine lo

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