Wednesday Website Winner Contest, NASA Edition

The answer to last weeks question, "Which oft-married Hollywood actress married her first husband in 1950?" was Elizabeth Taylor.  Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight times, including twice to Richard Burton. Here are her Spouses:

Nicky Hilton: hotel-chain heir
Michael Wilding: actor
Michael Todd: producer
Eddie Fisher: singer
Richard Burton: actor
Richard Burton: actor (again)
John Warner: Became U.S. senator because of being married to Elizabeth Taylor
Larry Fortensky: trucker

This Weeks Question:

This weeks question will be about space flight due to the recent talks about closing NASA down. If you know the answer when you come to Cruiser's, you will win a small soda (no refills) when you tell your waitress you have the answer to the Wednesday Website Winner trivia question. If you give her the correct answer, you will win the free small soda. You have until Tuesday, April 20 to claim your prize. One prize per person per week. Here is this weeks' question:

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space by the Russians?