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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· 5 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· 2 years 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· 1 year 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...