It is fifty years since the beep beep beep sound emitting from little Sputnik 1 echoed around the world.
It was October 4, 1957.
It was the beginning of the Space Age for humanity.
The New York Times on AOL: Sputnik
In a world still afflicted by conflicts, children dying daily from preventable diseases, environmental degradation, atrocities, and a multitude of other depressing problems, there is so much solace and optimism in the amazing exploits of humanity in the field of space exploration.
The past fifty years has seen many marvellous events…
The first man in space…
Yuri Gagarin - First Man in Space - Vostok Spacecraft -
the missions to the Moon…
Human Space Flight (HSF) - Apollo History
The Pioneer 10 spacecraft…
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/1...ay: Spacecraft
The Space Shuttle…
http://history.nasa.gov/shuttlehisto...]Space Shuttle
The Mir Space Station…
Mir space station
The robotic missions to Mars…
Mars Exploration: Home
And much more we did…and much more yet to come.
Happy birthday, little Sputnik…may you beep forever in our hearts.
Tethys