We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4th, 1957.

Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, abandoned or forgotten during ambitious missions.

The green spending in Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which expanded federal spending and tax credits for technologies including hydrogen, solar and wind power and clean fuel production had ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1. It was the first satellite in Earth's orbit. Or was it? For over a hundred ...

The model was the first convertible to offer air conditioning, an option that cost around one-third of the MSRP of a 1957 ...

A sputnik chandelier combine traditional and clasic styles. ... Their eye-catching shape is modeled after the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1 satellite, which launched into orbit in 1957. · What chandeliers ...

Addis Ababa, February 19, 2025 (ENA) – Sputnik International, the Russian news and radio broadcasting service, has officially launched its African bureau in Addis Ababa. The launch ceremony was ...

Discover the story of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviets in 1957. This iconic spacecraft, shaped like a shiny beach ball, revolutionized history. Explore its purpose ...

Open Thread - On This Day: Sputnik, 1957. Frances Langum — Oct 4th, 2014 . C&L's Late Night Music Club With Ella Fitzgerald. Frances Langum — Jul 8th, 2010 . Open Thread - On This Day, 1848. Seneca ...

Mrs. Antonia (Toni) Reed was born January 8, 1957, in Gary, Indiana to Billy and Addie Garner. Toni accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age at Tri Antonia Reed Obituary - (1957-2025) ...

WILTON — Sandy Lee Burke, born July 8, 1957, in Springfield, VT, passed away on May 27, 2025, at MaineHealth Franklin Hospital. Raised by Richard and Frances Kearley in Townshend VT. He was a Marine ...