Sputnik - 50th Anniversary

INTERNATIONAL SPUTNIK DAY

October 4, 1957-2007

FOI HÁ 50 ANOS
"Sputnik" foi lançado pela URSS e abriu corrida ao espaço

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Telemetry from Sputnik I as it passed overhead (wav file)

"The Sputnik launch also led directly to the creation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In July 1958, Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (commonly called the "Space Act"), which created NASA as of October 1, 1958 from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and other government agencies."

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Image of Sputnik satellite.
Courtesy of NASA/JPL

The source of this material is Windows to the Universe, at http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

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Tim Worstall Tabloid Edition

www.timworstall.com

October 04, 2007

Sputnik Anniversary

Here's the Reuters report on the anniversary:


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And the CBS one:
 
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And finally, a look at Sputnik's legacy:
 
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