One Day. One Year. One Memory
October 4, 1957 – Sputnik 1 Enters Orbit
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
A small metal sphere began transmitting a simple radio signal from space.
Its famous “beep” could be heard around the world.
The Space Age had begun.
One tiny satellite had just changed humanity’s horizon forever.🛰️
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