Tag: sputnik
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space trackers: judica cordiglia bros.
A memorial weekend italiano extraterrestre stravaganza provided for your pleasure! Let’s go Space Truckin’. First, the amazing Judica Cordiglia brothers who tracked radio transmissions of early space missions. In the […]
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50th Anniversary: First Man In Space
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off aboard Vostok 1, on April 12, 1961, to become first man in space. The event proved a second political coup for the Soviet Union.
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Space Junk: Vanguard 1
Debris in space is a growing concern. Space Junk has made a necessity of cataloging space objects, the launch of a surveillance satellite, and will result in more near earth collisions.