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July 29, 1958: Ike Inks Space Law, NASA Born in Wake of Russ Moon
1958: President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The plot had thickened months before. Beep … beep … beep … They were...
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Aug. 20, 1960: Back From Space, With Tails Wagging
1960: Belka and Strelka, a couple of stray mutts impressed into the Soviet space program, become the first living creatures to return alive from an orbital flight. The Soviets had been using dogs for...
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Dec. 8, 1993: Location, Location, Location
1993: The U.S. secretary of defense opens the global positioning system to civilian use. It’s about to change how people see where they are. The GPS story starts with Sputnik, the first artificial...
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Jan. 31, 1958: First U.S. Satellite Discovers Van Allen Belt
1958: The United States enters the space age with the successful launch of the Explorer I satellite. Data from the satellite confirms the existence of a radiation belt girdling the Earth. Explorer I,...
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May 25, 1945: Sci-Fi Author Predicts Future by Inventing It
1945: Arthur C. Clarke begins privately circulating copies of a paper that proposes using space satellites for global communications. It was a bold suggestion for 1945, as the war was just winding down...
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June 14, 1962: Western Europe Officially Joins the Space Race
1962: An agreement establishing the European Space Research Organisation, forerunner to the European Space Agency, is signed. The Western Europeans were as shocked as the Americans by the Soviet...
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Sept. 14, 1959: Moon Feels First Cold Touch of Humans
A decade before Neil Armstrong puts the first footprint on the moon, Luna 2 makes a strong first impression. The post Sept. 14, 1959: Moon Feels First Cold Touch of Humans appeared first on This Day In...
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Oct. 4, 1957: Soviets Put Man-Made Moon in Orbit!
The shock of Sputnik reverberates around the world, heralding not only the dawn of the Space Age but the ratcheting up of an already heated Cold War. The post Oct. 4, 1957: Soviets Put Man-Made Moon in...
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