The 50th anniversary of Sputnik!

[thewayne]

Interesting stuff, a little before my time. I found it amusing that when people were watching the red blinking light trace across the sky, it wasn't actually the satellite....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070930/ap_on_sc/sputnik_s_secrets;_ylt=Am46sP_7sUmK8ip0AA74awOs0NUE