Celebrating our first 50 years in Space
News: "A Beep Heard Around the World": Radio 3 is broadcasting four personal essays marking the fitieth anniversary of Sputnik on The Essay at 23:00-23:15 on 1-4th October.
Fifty years ago on October 4th 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite. It was the dawn of the Space Age.
Find out more about Sputnik.
The first act of the giant radio telescope at Jodrell Bank was to track Sputnik.
In 2007 we celebrate the first 50 years of space.
Find out more about Space 50 events.
