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Sputnik 1, launched on Oct.4, 1957, became the first artificial satellite to successfully orbit the Earth. It was a metallic sphere about 2 feet across, weighing 184 lbs (84 kg), with long "whiskers" pointing to one side, and stayed in orbit for 6 months before falling back to Earth. Its rocket booster, weighing 4 tons, also reached orbit and was easily visible from the ground. TheTamshee says: while checking out The Works book store in Stirling the Indy kids came across a magic skeleton book of space discovery- brilliant bed time stories for the Indy kid who says he would like to be an astronaut.
Sputnik 1, launched on Oct.4, 1957, became the first artificial satellite to successfully orbit the Earth. It was a metallic sphere about 2 feet across, weighing 184 lbs (84 kg), with long "whiskers" pointing to one side, and stayed in orbit for 6 months before falling back to Earth. Its rocket booster, weighing 4 tons, also reached orbit and was easily visible from the ground. TheTamshee says: while checking out The Works book store in Stirling the Indy kids came across a magic skeleton book of space discovery- brilliant bed time stories for the Indy kid who says he would like to be an astronaut.
