Looking back at historic events
Two notable events in astronomy and space history took place on the dates of today and tomorrow that might interest sky enthusiasts.
On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite into orbit. It spent 93 days in space, tracked by ham radio operators and backyard astronomers, before burning up in our atmosphere Jan. 4, 1958. In response to the launch of Sputnik, the U.S. rushed its ow...
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