Listen Up Lest We Forget - 1957

[Channel Hopper]

Launched about now, 63 years ago

How Sputnik Worked

Sixty years later, and humanity's first satellite remains one of its most important.

www.popularmechanics.com

Sputnik design

The history of Sputnik by Anatoly Zak.

www.russianspaceweb.com

Sputnik launch vehicle 8K71PS (M1-1PS)

The Sputnik launch vehicle by Anatoly Zak.

www.russianspaceweb.com

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky - Wikipedia

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October 1957: The Engineer reports on the launch of Sputnik 1

60 years ago The Engineer reported on a defining moment of the 20th Century: the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite

www.theengineer.co.uk

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1957-001B

 

[Analoguesat]

Sputnik is one of the satellites commemorated in the current SSTV images being transmitted by the ISS. Ive just received this image in the last half hour

 

[rodscha]

and what is the ISS?

 

[ozumo]

International Space Station

International Space Station - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[dig deep]

There was more than sat´s in -57
Elvis started the Rock era and the american cars was great

 

[Channel Hopper]

There was more than sat´s in -57
Elvis started the Rock era and the american cars was greatView attachment 132929

He started a bit earlier than that.

Love Me Tender (1956) ⭐ 6.2 | Drama, Musical, Romance

1h 29m | PG

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As did Great American cars, including the Caddy Series 62 (Eldorado) though you have to visit Cuba these days to see good examples