Sputnik: The satellite that fueled the Cold War

Hi Spacecats, I'm Dr Maggie Lieu and welcome to my channel, where you can find all things space, astronomy and physics! Its world space week! This week we celebrate the exploration of space, and in particular the thing that started it all Sputnik-1. In 1957, the launch of this satellite, shocked the world and triggered a fierce competition for technological dominance. The seemingly simple satellite became a major catalyst in escalating tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union turning the space race into an arms race. the fear of Soviet technological superiority, fueled by Sputnik's success, led to a dramatic increase in US military spending and the development of the Titan intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). These rockets, designed to deliver nuclear warheads, became a symbol of America's determination to maintain its military edge. Tune in to learn more.
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[@samedwards6683]

Thanks again Dr. Lieu for a very informative video. Just to clarify in these days when Putin and Russia is trying to claim everything Ukrainian as being Russian, it becomes very important to clarify that Sergei Korolev was born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine and was trained in Aeronautical Engineering at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in Ukraine. And that Ukraine has been central in the engineering design, development and manufacturing much of what we know as "Soviet" space hardware. Unfortunately, most people equate the Soviet Union with Russia, though they have never been the same thing any more than the UK, GB and England are one and the same (though they are much more closely related than "Russia" vs. the USSR). Even the Soviet rockets were never launched from Russia, but rather from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and has never been "Russian". There are many Russians who have also made their own invaluable contributions to space exploration. The most famous of these (in my opinion) is Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a mathematician who was born in Kaluga, Russia and who gave us the famous Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation. These have all been previously independent countries that were conquered and forcibly integrated - but never absorbed - by the various versions of the Russian Empire. To call them Russian would be a political statement. These are not a political statements, but simple statements of facts. And being a scientist, I know how much importance you place on the conveyance of clear and concise Facts. Not to additionally clarify that these places are today independent nations or that these people were actually born in what are today independent nations is to do those nations and their people a great disservice by not giving them the recognition that they deserve for their past and present contributions to our ongoing exploration of space. I hope that you will note this in the future whenever you refer to any "Soviet" achievements. I say this not as a citizen of any of these countries nor do I want to belittle USSR's great achievements. I just want to make sure that >Additional< credit is also given to the places that were originally responsible for these contributions. Thanks again for producing these greatly informative and educational videos.

[@SpaceMog]

Yes absolutely - hence i've used Soviet throughout, and only mentioning its approximately Russia at the very start. But you're absolutely right, its more important now that ever to make the clear distinction

[@NachtmahrNebenan]

What a well done episode and excellent edit! 🌺

[@648Roland]

Being born at the beginning of '52, I can still remember seeing and hearing Sputnik 1 and all of the space-race and cold-war, having an RAF radar NCO father.

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Thankfully the Titans ended up only being used for the space program. Thanks Dr. Maggie!🚀👍👍

[@SpaceMog]

Yay space exploration!

[@adamc1966]

Great to see you again ❤

[@grahamturner1290]

Thoroughly engrossing. 👍

[@SpaceMog]

Thank you!

[@MrGaborseres]

👍Thanks 🤗.... Cool info 🌹👍

[@SpaceMog]

Thanks for watching

[@annexcelestial]

Awesome video dr Maggie!!!

[@SpaceMog]

Thank you!

[@annexcelestial]

@@SpaceMog you are welcome!!!

[@Kosmonooit]

Thanks Moggie.. the truth is though that the (Nazi) German rocketeers working for and in the US post-war (von Braun and others) were ready to go into orbit before Sputnik but the leadership then wanted a home grown rocket, which kept exploding. Eventually a missile (built by the Germans) was adapted and the rest is history. Werner & pals then when on to realise their ultimate dream with the Saturn V and the moon trips. Most of these rockets/missiles can be traced back technologically to the V2/A4

[@SpaceMog]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@Kosmonooit]

@@SpaceMog Pleasure! The Soviet rockets also advanced thanks to the Nazi project, making use of captured scientist and engineers, although most of them made a b-line to the US sector in the west of Germany when it as all going down, complete with plans and documentation and they pretty much picked up where they left off at White Sands. Pop down to the Science Museum to see the V2 they have there, that is pretty much where it all started with key technological developments like the turbopump.

[@NobodyOfNote-qv5wh]

Hi Dr Maggie, another well-put together video, thank you. I read a book about Korolev, a brilliant man. Falsely imprisoned by the Russians before they realised they desperately needed him back!! That followed an incident where a rushed program blew up on the launch pad, taking out the impatient General in charge, ironically! Keep going, and best wishes from NZ!

[@SpaceMog]

Thanks for watching. Whats the name of the book? ?

[@NobodyOfNote-qv5wh]

@@SpaceMog Korolev: How One Man Masterminded the Soviet Drive to Beat America to the Moon, I think! It was a while ago.

[@atmrtwbike]

Excitement and terror neatly wrapped in one package. It really is frightening what could have happened. Thankfully, we (so far) got through it all. An exciting future ahead of us all - provided we don't let the darker sides get the better of us.

[@SpaceMog]

You must visit when you get a chance! So interesting! But not sure its on your cycle route....

[@atmrtwbike]

@@SpaceMog I'm going to drive instead. I can only justify two weeks. I'll save up the remaining three weeks (plus the additional accrued annual leave entitlements) and get paid out when I set off on my big trip. Pay itself, so to speak. So, I'll probably drive through Arizona. :)

[@jeffmosesjr]

I look forward to your content. You are beautiful and the content is always fascinating.

[@madderhat5852]

You have to love that little beeping ball.

[@johnlewis8664]

Great video! It’s always good to know how space exploration started. Sadly warfare does drive technological advances

[@patryn36]

That is because life exists because of violence, it runs on it. A world at peace is a dead world.

[@SpaceMog]

Thanks for watching!

[@orion310591RS]

Just a reminder that between 1945 and 1957 is only 12 years. 6:51 - Not only watching... During development of SR71 aircraft, Americans were removing airplane from pole, every time satellite is about to pass, afterwards placing back aircraft on pole for radar testing. However, Americans learned years later that Russians were using thermal imager, and Russians actually saw shape of airplane on nearby ground because of shadow that was cast and ground was cold in shape of airplane.

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i was 3 years old. i recall building my own space craft so i could go up and take a good look.

[@John-wd5cb]

Then you realized Soviets had a type of film that could "see" in the past..

[@ChrisM-hx9kv]

Commenting to keep the algorithm well fed so it doesn't start a cold war of its own 🙃

[@SpaceMog]

Thanks so much!

[@jeffrey5961]

What inspires Dr Lieu to make her videos? For this one, was it the upcoming anniversary of Sputnik? Modern political similartities with China? Spicy curry dinner last night? Some of each? Good summary. Looking forward now.

[@SpaceMog]

World Space Week :-)

[@onewhostudies6856]

Imagine what weapons we have in space now...

[@SpaceMog]

I'm scared to know... WFIRST, nasas upcoming telescope was a retired military telescope that was deemed to out-of-date for them... it will be state of the art for us scientists 😂🙈

[@erkinalp]

@@SpaceMog they turn it around and replace the optics to focus well at infinity, and voilá, they successfully converted a spy satellite into an astronomical observational instrument.

[@rob.parsnips]

I liked that break in the narration you did, it was like a requiem for the dog. What was that music?

[@HarryNicNicholas]

there are four stages to russian space travel, sit, stay, rollover, play dead. couldn't resist. RIP little doggie.

[@SpaceMog]

😭

[@NachtmahrNebenan]

The US seemed to be too busy to convert between the metric and the imperial system. Clearly a disadvantage…

[@Broken_robot1986]

We let them go first, there could have been monsters out there.

[@JohnnyWednesday]

They tried in the 70s - didn't stick

[@patryn36]

Personally I can go either way, I suspect originally that folks over here resisted in an effort to remain original, now it seems they are too used to imperial to ever consider switching to metric.

[@mgrzx3367]

Sputnik 2 was an awfully expensive way to put a dog down.

[@SpaceMog]

I dont think that was the intention 😭🙈

[@vatsalanagaraj7531]

Today we celebrate this event. To tell you the truth I didn’t knew about Russian or Soviet Union. Space race which occurred in between 1960-1987. Sputnik-1 and 2 was great success in history of humankind and Russia. Voyager missions were also successful in United States of America 🇺🇸. Thank you for this information Dr. Maggie liue 😊.

[@JohnnyWednesday]

Nuclear warheads? (goes on wikipedia and then hides under the bed)

[@GymRowboat]

Let's work together and share in the technological revolution. Oh right... Politics.

[@paulkchin]

[@SpaceMog]

❤

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]

[@SpaceMog]

🐶

[@husk79]

its too bad that countries started exploring space because of wars and conflict between them... just imagine what countries could have done from even back then if they worked together, how much more advanced the technology would be for space research.

[@patryn36]

Without a need there is no development, conflict drives need, peace smothers need, peace breeds complacency.

[@husk79]

@@patryn36 yeah... unfortunately humans are like that... we cant just do something for the sake of learning and exceling... we need to try to be better than someone else...

[@patryn36]

@@husk79 it is not just us, all life is that way, we just have it distorted due to how we have become and that also distorts us.

[@SpaceMog]

@@patryn36 sad but true

[@davevann9795]

1:51 Sputnik-1 was NOT the first human-made object "beyond the confines of Earth's boundaries". On June 20, 1944, a German V-2 rocket reached an altitude of 175 kilometers.

[@alnilam2151]

Pitting the contenders; Space race Arms race Human race and, the winner is Gravity! {/} ;x

[@BZAKether]

So far, the Outer Space Treaty and the adherence to it by all nations might have prevented the proliferation of WMD in space, but perhaps because so far there is still nothing worth "dying for" in space. And about Sputnik, I am not American and I was certainly not alive in 1957, but from stories from that era, the cultural and social sock seems difficult to comprehend, kids actually cried after the event, thinking that "the communist had won". It must be an interesting phenomenon for sociologists or historians to study.

[@Broken_robot1986]

I think I Lika space. That launch room is too cool! There is an exMissileer who does a pro Ukraine channel, Jake Broe, who talks about how awful the job was to man the underground bunkers.

[@JohnnyWednesday]

Should of talked about how awful it was to agree to do it.

[@Broken_robot1986]

@@JohnnyWednesday he doesn't regret tho so would be weird.

[@SpaceMog]

Thats awesome - it seemed quite fun to be there but I was only there for a day, couldnt imagine being there constantly and with all the signs about snakes 🐍

[@onewhostudies6856]

lol @ IBM computer.

[@SpaceMog]

retro :-)

[@erkinalp]

@@SpaceMog soviets used bulgarian computers at the time

[@John-wd5cb]

Strong Russian Anthem begins in the background..

[@arnokosterman231]

Not silence I remamber a documentary aboud a plaine from titanium and they explained they heard a beaken from spoetnic. Like 2 parents divorces one has money and burying the child and one day buyes a car to bay the love of its child 🤣 and we say to mama just bay so dice for on her mirror when she drives the car se dos not see the car and yet see sees the dice every time see looks in to the interieur mirror . Simular as spoetnic beacon just to remember thame it is there😅😅😅

[@SpaceMog]

Thanks for sharing!

[@astropgn]

these ai cartoons are disgusting

[@erkinalp]

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev/Korolyov is pronounced [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kərɐˈlʲɵf], not [... korolƐv]