For those who were not yet born then (including me) ... the launching of Sputnik 1 ushered in the dawn of modern space travel ... and, eventually, more space debris ;-).
"History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. " - NASA ... More
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