Explorer 1 vs Sputnik 1

Explorer 1 Sputnik 1 Article Talk This article is about the U.S. satellite. For other uses, see Explorer One (disambiguation). For other uses, see Explorer (disambiguation). Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States in 1958 and was part of the U.S. participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY). The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year, the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 and Sputnik 2, beginning the Cold War Space Race between the two nations. Article Talk “Sputnik” redirects here. For other uses, see Sputnik (disambiguation). Sputnik 1 (/ˈspʊtnɪk/; Russian: Спутник-1, Satellite 1) was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program. It sent a radio signal back to Earth for three weeks before its three silver-zinc batteries ran out. Aerodynamic drag caused it to fall back into the atmosphere on 4 January 1958.

Сравнение двух первых искусственных спутников Земли: американского Explorer 1, изображённого как самодовольный персонаж на ракете, и советского Sputnik 1 с нарисованным лицом. Шутка строится на абсурдной антропоморфизации спутников и подчёркивает соперничество США и СССР в космической гонке; мем используют как ироничную реакцию на сравнение достижений двух сторон. EN: A comparison of the first two artificial Earth satellites: American Explorer 1, depicted as a smug character on a rocket, and Soviet Sputnik 1 with a drawn face. The joke comes from the absurd anthropomorphism of the satellites and highlights the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union in the Space Race; people use it as an ironic reaction to comparing the achievements of two sides.

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