Reminder from: indo-startrek Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/indo-startrek/cal
October 04, 1957. Earth's Space Age Thursday October 4, 2007 6:00 am - 7:00 am (This event repeats every year.) Notes: October 04, 1957. USSR Launches First Artificial Satellite. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) launches the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, to study Earth’s upper atmosphere. The satellite weighs 83 kg (184 lb) and circles Earth in 95 minutes. The launch of Sputnik 1 marks the inauguration of the space age. Although unverified, its been reported that in October of this year a Vulcan scientific party observes Earth and the Sputnik launch. After three weeks of surreptitious intelligence gathering, the party is forced to land on the planet. The fate of the four Vulcans All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Inc. http://www.yahoo.com Privacy Policy: http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us Terms of Service: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
