The day the Space Race was born
Oct 4th, 2007 by Moonage
It was fifty years ago today that Russia launched Sputnik I and threw the world, especially the United States, into a frenzy that became the space race. Some say it culminated with the US beating Russia to the Moon in 1969. But, I think the real excitement is definitely yet to come. Without further ado, here is the moment that changed the world:
[...] 50th anniversary Sputnik stories are flying fast and furious, everywhere you look. Everyone, has a story about this. [...]
[...] remember vividly watching sputnik - or what we thought was the satellite- cross the prairie sky. [sputnik [...]