- Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age by Roger D. Launius
- Korolev's Triple Play: Sputniks 1, 2, and 3 by James Harford
- Korolev, Sputnik, and The International Geophysical Year by Asif A. Siddiqi
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Updated February 2, 2005