BBC Radio Leicester BBC Radio Leicester October 4, 2019 230000
With rings and wasn't who worked out is Anika Rice there Mike for me sleek bright His new book got the answer right question to the 1st artificial object to orbit the Earth was launched on this day 957 it was Sputnik one the satellite launched by the Russians and triggered all sorts of panic around the globe as it was flying through the air and they could pick up a little bleeping noises from it and without that maybe the Apollo program wouldn't have happened we don't know it certainly triggered the space race that's for sure and it was a very clever trace from the Jackson 5 got question over...
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