Commemorative badge, medal \"40 Years of the Space Age, October 4, 1957\". Brass For Sale

Commemorative badge (medal) - \"40 Years of the Space Age, October 4, 1957\". Space USSR, Ukraine. Material: metals, brass, textile. See the photo for dimensions (ruler in centimeters). Condition: original, worn, there are traces of time, storage, use, dirt, abrasions, scratches, deformation and other defects, see the photo and video for more details.Original, collectible, rare variation badge.
The commemorative badge \"40 Years of the Space Age, October 4, 1957\" commemorates a historic event—the launch of the first artificial satellite in the USSR, which ushered in the space age. The badge was issued in 1997 and is now a collector\'s item.The space age began on October 4, 1957, with the successful launch of the world\'s first artificial satellite, the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1, into low Earth orbit. This event, which occurred during the International Geophysical Year, marked the beginning of the global space race.