Collection of essays devoted to the 50th Anniversary of First Artificial Earth Satellite — Sputnik launch. Prominent scientists, engineers, experts in space exploration, writers and public figures reflect upon the significance of Sputnik and it’s consequences in different areas of society.
Articles and illustrations are provided by authors unless otherwise stated.
Reliability of the information in the articles are provided by authors.
Editorial Board may not be concordant with authors’ opinion.
Editorial Board would like to express our special gratitude to Russian State archive of scientific and technical documentation (РГАНТД), State history public library, Bonestell Space Arts, The Herb Block Foundation and also to European Space Agency (www.esa.int) and US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (www.nasa.gov) for used illustrations.