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Retro: When the Russians sent Sputnik 1 into space in 1957, a Maryland senator advocated for the...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEarlier this month, President Joe Biden gave the order to shoot down a balloon, termed a “weather balloon” by Chinese officials. Off the South Carolina coast, two F-22 fighter jets from Langley ...
Orion Griffin: Today in history: Launch of Sputnik 1
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 4—66 years ago, on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world into the space race after sending the first satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit. Sputnik 1 weighed around 184 pounds ...
Trouble For National Security? Fewer College Students Studying Foreign Languages
The 74 via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, on Oct. 4, 1957, it...
On This Day, Oct. 4: Plane crashes into Amsterdam apartment building
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn October 4, 1992, at least 43 people were killed when an El Al 747 cargo plane crashed into an...
Fact check: False claim US government admitted satellites are really balloons
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: US government confirmed all satellites are just balloons A Feb. 3 Instagram post (direct...
Video: Watch the space race begin 66 years ago with footage of Explorer 1
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn Jan 31, 1958, the U.S. launched its first satellite, Explorer 1. Watch original footage with...
What happens if you break the law in space — and 3 times people or governments have tested the rules
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAstronaut John Young saluting the flag while jumping, during the Apollo 16 mission, on April 21,...
George Santos Represents Everything Americans Hate About Government
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRepublican Rep.-elect George Santos, right, greets Republican Rep.-elect Tim Burchett in the House...
The 6 Best Stargazing Apps, According to Our Editors
Yoga Journal via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThis article originally appeared on Yoga Journal For millennia, humans have peered into the night sky in an attempt to understand--or maybe just marvel...
Car of the Week: This Space-Age 1957 Chrysler Concept Could Fetch Nearly $1 Million at Auction
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOptimism defined the late 1950s for Americans, especially with the advent of the Space Age. The...
