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Sep. 28, 2007
Sputnik Anniversary
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| Fifty years ago, a little beeping ball stunned the world. Sputnik 1, launched October 4, 1957, was not large, weighing in at under 200 pounds. It was not very durable, lasting only 22 days in orbit before burning up on re-entry. However, that first artificial satellite set the stage for many more to follow and marked the dawn of the space age. Join Ira Flatow in this hour of Science Friday for a look back at Sputnik and its effects on science, education, and the way we look at the world. |
Produced by Charles Bergquist, Director and Contributing Producer
Guests
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Jay Barbree
Space Correspondent, NBC News
Orlando, Florida -
Michael D'Antonio
Journalist and Author
New York, New York -
Leon Lederman
Nobel
Laureate in Physics, 1988
Director Emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory
Pritzker Professor of Physics,
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois -
Konrad Dannenberg
Former Deputy Manager, Saturn Program
Former Deputy Director, Program Development Mission and Payload Planning
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
Consultant, Alabama Space and Rocket
Center
Huntsville, Alabama
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