Happy 50th Birthday, Sputnik!

[flateric]

Will have some vodka with friends this evening...Happy Sputnik!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qcex_MuBT7Y
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_J4IbHZhhh4

 

[Michel Van]

Mark Wade wright a wounderfull Story over Sputnik 1 at Astronautix

http://www.astronautix.com/articles/spulus50.htm

 

[bigvlada]

Didn't know where to put this, a picture of Sputnik II and above that is picture of a sounding rocket with a dog that survived the trip to space and back.