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In the shadow of Sputnik.
Forty years ago a Soviet earth orbiter sent Americans reaching for the stars. Bruce Dorminey explains the enormous influence of the first artificial satellite on space exploration
It was an era of gyroscopes, Geiger counters and grandiose ideas about space travel, a time when big science and the onward march of technology was thought to be the salve for an increasingly decolonised and polarised world.
Yet on 4 October 1957 most Americans had second thoughts as the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, Earth's first artificial satellite. It was 96 days and about 1,400 global revolutions later before this 84-kilogram polished aluminium display of ...
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- Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront Roberts, Sam September 17, 2007 700+ words
...and stress within hours.) Sputnik (its name translated roughly...capable of achievements like Sputnik, but its citizens did not...Canaveral, Florida. Unlike Sputnik, the Explorer carried instruments...of what became known as the Van Allen radiation belts. Proceeding...
- The Space Age at 30 // Triumphs and tragedies since the Sputnik breakthrough
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times William Hines October 4, 1987 700+ words
...the Space Age. The orbit of Sputnik I was slightly oval in shape...halfway around the globe. Sputnik's apogee of almost 600 miles...storage equipment aboard Sputnik I and no ground stations under...extraction named James A. Van Allen in collaboration with a German...
- Sputnik Partners with Gemtek Systems to Deliver Carrier-Grade Access Point with...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 1, 2004 700+ words
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sputnik, a leading provider of managed Wi...announced immediate availability of the Sputnik AP 220, a carrier-grade access point...model P-520. The new access point runs Sputnik's award-winning Agent software so...
- Sputnik Offers New Server Appliance for Wi-Fi Network Management; Upgrades...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 7, 2005 700+ words
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sputnik, a leading provider of Wi-Fi management...products and services, today introduced the Sputnik Server 1100(TM), an integrated server...running the company's award-winning Sputnik Control Center(TM) wireless network...
- Sputnik Launches Secure Wireless Broadband Gateway and Service.
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 25, 2002 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002 Free Sputnik Gateway Software in Wide Release; Sputnik Enterprise Gateway To Offer Provisioning, Manageability, Security for 802.11 Networks Sputnik, Inc. today announced the availability of...
- Sputnik Adds PayPal and Credit Card Payment Features to Wi-Fi Business Software.
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 15, 2004 700+ words
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sputnik announced today new software modules...operating Wi-Fi networks powered by Sputnik Control Center management software to...for wireless Internet service. --The Sputnik PayPal Module(TM) enables any network...
- Sputnik Teams with ValuePoint to Deliver Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Hotspots for...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 7, 2004 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004 Sputnik and ValuePoint Networks have teamed to deliver...ValuePoint's SuperAP technology, the new Sputnik AP 200 access point works seamlessly with the Sputnik AP 160 and Sputnik Control Center software...
- Sputnik Extends Range of Managed Wi-Fi Networks with Dual-Radio Wireless Access...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 14, 2005 700+ words
SAN FRANCISCO -- Sputnik, a leading provider of Wi-Fi management...products and services, today introduced the Sputnik AP 250, a high-powered, dual-radio...and municipal wireless venues. The new Sputnik AP 250 access point is preconfigured...