Technology / 47 weeks ago
The rise of spacefaring nations: A timeline of humanity's journey beyond earth
The space age officially began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, marking humanity’s first step beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Just a few months later, on February 1, 1958, the United States entered the arena with the launch of Explorer 1, which led to the groundbreaking discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts, regions of charged particles trapped by Earth’s magnetic field.
