Sputnik Space Exploration

• Science: Technology: Aerospace: Spacecraft and Satellite Design 

• New York Times on AOL: Sputnik  - Chronicles the spacecraft's launching. Covers media releases about its operations.
• NSSDC Master Catalog Display: Sputnik 1  - Reports the launching activity of the artificial satellite including specifications and other measurement attributes.
• Sputnik 2  - Discusses details of operation and orbital functions of the spacecraft that carried the dog Laika, the first living being to go in space.
• Sputnik: First Artificial Satellite  - Mentions related references on the spacecraft's functions and developments. Includes links to relevant data sources.
• Sputnik: The Fiftieth Anniversary  - Historical reference provided for the spacecraft's operations over the past years. Features biographies and chronological data.