The first man made satellite was launched by the soviet sputni in 19 60. It prompted a lot of soul searching in the united states about how we invest in space and space research. The us. Would land a man on the moon By the end of the decade. And it culminates in this really incredible mission in 19 75, known as the apoloss test project welto capture tocan copeparter. In many ways may hold the key to our future on earth.