Saturday, 7 October 2017

The world’s oldest scientific satellite is still in orbit

quote [ Launched in March 1958, this grapefruit-sized shiny metal sphere was boosted into a high elliptical orbit. And it’s still there, passing between 650 and 3,800km (406 to 2,375 miles) from the Earth. ]

Remember when a cutting edge research satellite could be installed on the launch vehicle outdoors by a few guys in jackets instead of in a hermetically sealed clean room?
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by midden]
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