BinocularSky Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Today is the 58th anniversary of the event that triggered my passion for astronomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejay1957 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Just before I was born (Dec 1957), but curious that my grandparents and parents always referred to being able to hear it go over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak the Night Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 I had no idea today was the anniversary of Sputnik's launch. I wasn't born then but it is the event that probably caused the space race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Just before I was born (Dec 1957), but curious that my grandparents and parents always referred to being able to hear it go over.It was possible to pick it up on an ordinary short-wave radio, Wikipedia says;News reports at the time pointed out that "anyone possessing a short wave receiver can hear the new Russian earth satellite as it hurtles over his area of the globe". Directions, provided by the American Radio Relay League were to "Tune in 20 megacycles sharply, by the time signals, given on that frequency. Then tune to slightly higher frequencies. The 'beep, beep' sound of the satellite can be heard each time it rounds the globe," Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Admiral Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 As a young lad I remember connecting an aerial wire to our radiogram, the radio inwhich covered the short-wave band. Never heard anything though, but it was an exciting beginning to many more adventures that space exploration would give us. What a fantastic time to have been born!Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcolbert Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Sputnik s 58-oi Godovschinoi!michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carastro Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I remember sitting in the primary school canteen and them playing it beeping over the radio, one of my early interests in Astronomy.Carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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