Happy Birthday Sputnik

Kevy Baby · 10-04-2007, 10:10 AM

It seemed appropriate to put this in Egg Head since the tag line for this thread is "Hardware, software, tech advice and rocket science"

On this date in 1957 - 50 years ago - the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first successful artificial satellite to be put into orbit. Thus began a fierce space race and cold war between the US and the Soviet Union.

NASA's take on the subject

Or if you prefer, the view from the Moscow News

And the obligatory pretty picture:

10-04-2007, 10:10 AM	#1
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Happy Birthday Sputnik It seemed appropriate to put this in Egg Head since the tag line for this thread is "Hardware, software, tech advice and rocket science" On this date in 1957 - 50 years ago - the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first successful artificial satellite to be put into orbit. Thus began a fierce space race and cold war between the US and the Soviet Union. NASA's take on the subject Or if you prefer, the view from the Moscow News And the obligatory pretty picture: __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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