Objects
Sputnik Music Box
This music box, in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum, plays the tune “The Internationale” followed by the beeping of Sputnik. Photo and audio file courtesy of NASM.
Audio/Video Files
Sputnik Transmission
As heard by people around the world in the months folowing Sputnik’s launch, click on the play button to listen to the sound people could hear Sputnik transmitting on ordinary short wave radios.
News Broadcast (1957)
This U.S. news broadcast from Universal-International News about the launch of Spunik plays on Cold War fears with the title “New Moon: Reds Launch First Space Satellite”.
The R-7 ICBM and Sputnik Launches
This montage of Soviet film footage includes assembly, testing, and movement of the R-7 ICBM, preparation and launch of Sputnik 1, preparation and launch of Laika the dog aboard Sputnik 2, and two later launches.
“Surprise!”
This video, set to filk musician Leslie Fish’s song “Surprise!”, shows a variety of film segments and images related to Sputnik. For more on filk, a unique musical form with themes based on science fiction and fantasy, see the Wikipedia entry.
Student Films
The two short Flash videos above were made by French students for a course at LISAA (L'institut supérieur des arts appliqués) in honor of the Sputnik anniversary.
