Read the articles below, then answer the questions that follow:

Article 1: October 5, 1957 -The day after launch.

http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/viewArticle.arc?articleId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1957-10-05-06-008&pageId=ARCHIVE-The_Times-1957-10-05-06

Article 2: October 4, 2007 -50 year anniversary.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14949640 

1. What were the specifics of the satellite/mission  in the 1957 article?
2. How would it be tracked around the world?
   
3. What did the Sputnik 1 satellite actually do while it was in orbit? Hint, it didn't do much but you can listen to it here: http://www.mentallandscape.com/Sputnik1_Czech.mp3 or here http://www.mentallandscape.com/Sputnik1_GermanHam.mp3 
4. Read the 2nd article. Offer a BRIEF summary of the four sections of that article.
5. Do a search for it then draw a sketch of the satellite.