The first satellite of the History was launched on October 4, 1957 and it was the famous Soviet Union built Sputnik. This event was the beginning of a revolution which still lasts nowadays, it caught world's attention and specially off-guards Americans, who got their act together and made the tide change by successfully launched another satellite that discovered new facts about magnetic belts around the Earth. And so would start the space race, what lead to the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and with this institution, a lot of amazing discoveries and developments that are today part of our lives and otherwise we could not take advantage of them. The following video sums up the increase of satellite potential throughout the space race. Enjoy it!
Via | Kuriositas
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