TASS Report Sputnik Launch

Description

TASS Report Sputnik Launch, Photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; subject to license; Rights: a9 Bleek/zb Media. The photo shows a TASS report (the official Soviet news agency) about the historic launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, during the International Geophysical Year.
Headline and text: The report proudly announces the successful launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, a world sensation and a milestone in space exploration.
Relation to the Geophysical Year: 1957/58 was planned by scientists worldwide as the International Geophysical Year (IGY) for research on Earth and space – the Soviet Union used this occasion for their groundbreaking satellite launch.
Propaganda impact: The TASS report emphasizes the scientific progress of the USSR and demonstrates to the world the technological superiority of Soviet space exploration.
This report triggered the Sputnik shock and marked the beginning of the space race between the Soviet Union and the USA.