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November 18, 1957	Excerpt from the Unedited Translation of Mao Zedong’s Speech at the Moscow Conference of Communist and Workers’ Parties
October 5, 1957	Pravda Newspaper Article, 'Announcement of the First Satellite' Announcement of the launch of the first artificial "sputnik" satellite by the Soviet Union.
September 26, 1957	Council of Ministers Decree, 'On the Launch of an Artificial Satellite of the Earth' Approving the launch of the first Soviet satellite.
September 26, 1957	Decree of the CPSU Central Committee Presidium, 'On the Launch of an Artificial Satellite of the Earth' Presidium (Politburo) decree approving launch of satellite
September 24, 1957	Note of V. M. Riabikov, K. N. Rudnev, and Others to the CPSU Central Committee About the Work to Launch Artificial Earth Satellites On preparations to launch first Soviet satellite
January 5, 1957	Proposal On the First Launches of Artificial Earth Satellites Before the Start of the International Geophysical Year Suggesting launch of a smaller and simpler satellite before the beginning of the International Geophysical Year
January 30, 1956	USSR Council of Ministers Decree, 'On the Creation of ‘Object D' Council of Ministers decree officially approving the launch of a satellite during the International Geophysical Year
August 8, 1955	CPSU Central Committee Presidium Decree, 'On the Creation of an Artificial Satellite of the Earth' Presidium (Politburo) decree approving the launch of a satellite during the International Geophysical Year
May 26, 1954	Letter by S. P. Korolev with Enclosed Report by Tikhonravov, 'On the Possibility of the Development of an Artificial Earth Satellite' Report on simple satellite proposed by Tikhonravov, addressed to Council of Ministers
May 26, 1954	M. K. Tikhonravov, 'Memorandum on an Artificial Earth Satellite' On the possibility of launching the “simplest satellite” along with future considerations of launching humans into space