Today is the 50th anniversary of the launching of Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial satellite launched into genocentric orbit. It fueled a lot of fear in the U.S. because they feared the USSR could spy on them because Sputnik was visible with the naked eye. It was a real crisis and really got the Space Race going and fueled the fire of the Cold War.
Sputnik – 50th Anniversary
October 4, 2007 By
Jesse is in a word: a geek. I married my gorgeous wife in October 2006 and we enjoy the beach, mall shopping, and watching movies together. He returned to the University of South Florida and completed his Bachelor's Degree in Professional and Technical Writing in 2010.
