Sputnik, October 1957 - The Space Age Turns 50

Articles

Tyson, Neil deGrasse. "Fellow Traveler." Natural History 116.8 (Oct. 2007): 23-44. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.

Cowen, Ron. "SPUTNIK + 50." Science News 6 Oct. 2007: 216-221. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO.

more articles from EBSCOhost

DeGroot, Gerald J. "Sputnik 1957. " American History 1 Dec. 2007: 34-39,6. Humanities Module. ProQuest.

more articles from ProQuest

Siddiqi, Asif. "The Man Behind The Curtain." Air & Space Smithsonian Nov. 2007: 58-63. Recounts the life and accomplishments of Mikhail Tikhonravov, 'godfather of Sputnik.'

"Earth Satellite: USSR Launches 'Sputnik'; Other Developments." Facts On File World News Digest 9 Oct. 1957.

Levy, Edward. "Space Race." Issues & Controversies in American History @ FACTS.com. 30 Mar. 2006. Facts On File News Services.

Articles from the Historical New York Times, 1957.

Book

McDougall, Walter A. ...The Heavens and the Earth : a Political History of the Space Age. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins UP, 1997. ACLS Humanities E-Book.