Sputnik Rocket Poster

Price range: $13.49 through $190.99

The Sputnik rocket, the modified R-7 missile that put Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit on 4 October 1957.

Description

Description

The rocket that launched Sputnik was a lightened version of the R-7, the world’s first intercontinental missile, with its warhead replaced by a satellite. On 4 October 1957 it put Sputnik 1 into orbit, and a month later it launched Sputnik 2 with Laika, the first animal to orbit the Earth. The R-7’s design is still flying today as the Soyuz. One of eighteen rockets illustrated for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center.

Available in 5″ x 7″, 8″ x 10″, 8″ x 12″, 11″ x 17″, 12″ x 16″, 12″ x 18″, 16″ x 20″, or 18″ x 24″, unframed and rolled in a sturdy tube, or framed in a black wooden frame, ready to hang.

Additional information

Additional information

Weight N/A
Dimensions

5×7", 8×10", 8×12", 11×17", 12×16", 12×18", 16×20", 18×24"

Framing

Unframed, Framed

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