# Canonical recap data for First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test (1957)
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slug: r7-icbm-test
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1957/r7-icbm-test"
title: First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test
subtitle: The USSR's successful R-7 ICBM test triggered the Space Race and fundamentally shifted nuclear deterrence doctrine, with extensive declassified documentation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1957-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1957
decade: 1950
country:
name: Soviet Union
slug: soviet-union
summaryShort: The Intercontinental Cup was a roller hockey competition organized by World Skate and usually contested between the World Skate Europe and the World Skate America champions clubs.
summaryLong: The Intercontinental Cup was a roller hockey competition organized by World Skate and usually contested between the World Skate Europe and the World Skate America champions clubs.
heroImageUrl: "https://live.staticflickr.com/5301/5571521136_12187cda48_b.jpg"
heroImageCredit: "\"Northrop SM-62 Snark\" by ksr8s is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/."
importance: 79
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Hockey_Intercontinental_Cup"
  title: FIRS Intercontinental Cup
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
- war
metaDescription: The Intercontinental Cup was a roller hockey competition organized by World Skate and usually contested between the World Skate Europe and the World Skate Ameri
wikidataQid: Q2739000
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260101112612/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Hockey_Intercontinental_Cup"
  capturedAt: 2026-01-01
  label: FIRS Intercontinental Cup
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Hockey_Intercontinental_Cup"
