On this day in 1957, Sputnik 1 (Спутник-1), the first man-made, earth-orbiting satellite, launched skyward. The anniversary kicks off a global space week celebration this year.
This year's theme is "Mysteries of the Cosmos," and activities include a Google Lunar X Prize Summit on the Isle of Man, an astronomy festival in Marrakech, Morocco, and a star camp for high school students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
A moment of silence for Laika, please?
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- Laika – graphic novel tells the sweet and sad story of the first …
- Cat in the Hat meets Sputnik
