On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched the R-7 Semyorka – the world’s first intercontinental ball ...
On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched the R-7 Semyorka – the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Its name Semyorka (Russian: Семёрка) means “the 7”. Intercontinental ball ...