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November 18, 1957

Excerpt from the Unedited Translation of Mao Zedong’s Speech at the Moscow Conference of Communist and Workers’ Parties

October 5, 1957

Pravda Newspaper Article, 'Announcement of the First Satellite'

Announcement of the launch of the first artificial "sputnik" satellite by the Soviet Union.

September 26, 1957

Council of Ministers Decree, 'On the Launch of an Artificial Satellite of the Earth'

Approving the launch of the first Soviet satellite.

September 26, 1957

Decree of the CPSU Central Committee Presidium, 'On the Launch of an Artificial Satellite of the Earth'

Presidium (Politburo) decree approving launch of satellite

September 24, 1957

Note of V. M. Riabikov, K. N. Rudnev, and Others to the CPSU Central Committee About the Work to Launch Artificial Earth Satellites

On preparations to launch first Soviet satellite

February 15, 1957

CPSU Central Committee Presidium Decree, 'On Measures Connected with Carrying out the International Geophysical Year'

Presidium (Politburo) decree approving request to launch a simpler satellite at the beginning of the International Geophysical Yea

January 5, 1957

Proposal On the First Launches of Artificial Earth Satellites Before the Start of the International Geophysical Year

Suggesting launch of a smaller and simpler satellite before the beginning of the International Geophysical Year

January 30, 1956

USSR Council of Ministers Decree, 'On the Creation of ‘Object D'

Council of Ministers decree officially approving the launch of a satellite during the International Geophysical Year

August 8, 1955

CPSU Central Committee Presidium Decree, 'On the Creation of an Artificial Satellite of the Earth'

Presidium (Politburo) decree approving the launch of a satellite during the International Geophysical Year

August 5, 1955

Note of M. V. Khrunichev, V. M. Riabikov, and S. P. Korolev to N. S. Khrushchev and N. A. Bulganin On Work to Create an Artificial Earth Satellite

Requesting permission to launch a satellite during the International Geophysical Year

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