Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site riccb.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!riccb!rjnoe
From: rjnoe@riccb.UUCP (Roger J. Noe)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Space Flight Anniversary
Message-ID: <551@riccb.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 16:03:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: riccb.551
Posted: Fri Oct  4 16:03:41 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 07:51:13 EDT
Distribution: net
Organization: Rockwell International - Downers Grove, IL
Lines: 15

For those of you who have been too busy arguing ASATs, I thought you might
like to be reminded that today (Oct. 4, 1985) is the twenty-eighth anniversary
of the launching of the first orbiting artificial satellite, Sputnik I.  This
really helps put into perspective the rapid advance of technology in space
exploration.  Many (most??) of the people reading this newsgroup weren't even
born then, myself included.  It's funny, there are a pretty good number of
relevant anniversaries in the month of October.  The first of this month was
the 27th anniversary of the inauguration of NASA (out of the old NACA),
yesterday was the 43rd anniversary of the first (successful) A-4 launch,
tomorrow will be 103 years after Robert Goddard's birth, and the 14th will
mark 38 years since the first human being flew faster than the speed of sound.
Somewhat more recently, the 22nd will be ten years since the first photos from
the surface of Venus were received.  It's really quite amazing, isn't it?
--
Roger Noe			ihnp4!riccb!rjnoe