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Bookmark or Share- Sputnik and the Space Age | National Air and Space MuseumOn the most recent mission to the International Space Station, the Soyuz MS-06 crew had a special toy-- a miniature module of Sputnik, the world’s first human-made satellite of the Earth. They chose this model to commemorate the 60 th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957.
- What Can You Really See From Space?View from GOES satellite showing weather systems moving across the entire globe. In the past, it was often incorrectly stated that the Great Wall of China was the only man-made thing visible from space. Although an astronaut would pr
- Satellites - National Air and Space MuseumA satellite is an object that is in orbit around an object in space of a larger size. Things such as the Earth's Moon or Pluto's Charon are natural satellites. Humans have also created artificial satellites—human-made machines and spacecraft in orbit around our Earth or other objects in our galaxy.
- What Was the Space Race? | National Air and Space MuseumThe first U.S. satellite launch effort failed spectacularly when its Vanguard rocket exploded during liftoff on December 6, 1957. (NASA) After the first Vanguard failure, the Army gained approval to attempt a satellite launch. On January 31, 1958, a modified Redstone missile, the Jupiter-C, lofted America's first satellite, Explorer 1, into space.
- Communications Satellites - National Air and Space MuseumIn 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower used SCORE—the first communication satellite—to broadcast a Christmas message: "Through this unique means I convey to you and all mankind, America's wish for peace on Earth and goodwill toward men everywhere." The SCORE (Signal Communications by Orbital Relay Equipment) satellite operated for 35 days.
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