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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Sputnik
With the 50th anniversary of the first man made satellite making orbit, have a look at 10 things you may have never known.
5. Shortly after its launch, the New York Times explained that the literal translation of "sputnik" is "something that is traveling with a traveler." Additionally, "the traveler is the earth, traveling through space, and the companion 'traveling with' it is the satellite."