Happy Sputnik Day!

[Ulf]

October 4, 1957, The Space Age begins.

Regardless of nationality, race, beliefs, ideologies, or sex, mankind will always explore the universe around him, and everybody should celebrate breakthroughs in that endeavor.

Happy Sputnik Day!

[Nikitn]

show some respect, people.

[Their Law]

show some respect, people.

Never!

[Heathen Hammer]

[RomanSoldier9001]

I especealy like the part were Commisars send the cattle to slaugther.

[RO Citizen]

Good job USSR! (you can't say that very often...) And Happy Sputnik Day, 53 years of exploration!

[Gromovnik]

I wish that space exploration could continue at the same pace as in the 50-70ies era...

[Jingles]

No competition these days, so there's no incentive to do it.

[Ulf]

No competition these days, so there's no incentive to do it.

There is plenty of competition, even if the major nations are "working together" they can still be competitive about it. I think the biggest problem for modern Space programs is the significant price tag.

[Babur]

No competition these days, so there's no incentive to do it.

what about the Chinese?

[ivan_the_terrible]

what about the Chinese?

They're about 50 years behind...

[Babur]

They're about 50 years behind...

They will put a Chinese man on the moon in a few decades

[ivan_the_terrible]

They will put a Chinese man on the moon in a few decades

Then they would be in front of everybody...

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Joking; I know the moon landing aren't fake.

[Jaketh]

we went to the moon, your achievement is invalid

[Ulf]

we went to the moon, your achievement is invalid

How does going to the moon invalidate the first man-made object sent into space? The U.S. would have never tried to go the moon if it hadn't been for Sputnik.

[Town Watch]

How does going to the moon invalidate the first man-made object sent into space? The U.S. would have never tried to go the moon if it hadn't been for Sputnik.

that would be a Nazi V2 rocket (since you are speaking with broad terms, first man-made object into space)

[Ulf]

that would be a Nazi V2 rocket (since you are speaking with broad terms, first man-made object into space)

Alright then, first man made object into orbit. Regardless, I still think Sputnik was a bigger leap in space technology than the moon landing.

[ivan_the_terrible]

Alright then, first man made object into orbit. Regardless, I still think Sputnik was a bigger leap in space technology than the moon landing.

Imo putting a human in space was the most important in this area.

[Heathen Hammer]

we went to the moon, your achievement is invalid

Whats the name of the guy who was holding the camera on moon landing video?

[Romano-Dacis]

Well at least the USSR wasn't a total disaster for human civilization, but that's about all that needs to be said on Sputnik.