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Who invented Sputnik?

Updated: 9/11/2023
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There was more than one Sputnik. Sputnik was a common name for vehicles in the early Russian / Soviet Space programme, Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2 etc

They were all invented by the Russians AKA Soviet Union.

The team, at least for the first Sputniks, was lead by Sergei Korolev

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