Is it true that the first object in space was a part of a rocket due to an explosion of the top of the rocket? When did that happen? - Quora
Maryland Science Center - Today in Science History: In 1958, the Sputnik I satellite, the first man-made object to orbit Earth, fell from its orbit and burned up while reentering Earth's atmosphere.
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