The Space Age is a period encompassing the activities related to the space race, space exploration, space technology, and the cultural developments influenced by these events, beginning with the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, [1] and continuing to the present.

太空时代 （英語： Space Age）是 近代史 的一个时期，从1957年10月4日 史普尼克1號 发射开始 [1] 持续至今，涵盖了 太空競賽 、 太空探索 、 航天技术，以及受这些事件影响的文化发展。 这一时期的特点是太空探索和应用领域的重点不断变化。 最初， 美 苏 两国投入了前所未有的资源，争先打破各项纪录，力求率先达到载人和无人探索的里程碑。 为实现这些目标，美国成立了 国家航空航天局 (NASA)，苏联则成立了 苏联太空计划 （Kosmicheskaya programma SSSR）。 之 …

The Space Age is the time period in human history related to the space race, space exploration, and space technology. Most people say this started when Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957, and continues to today.

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union opened the Space Age with the launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. Launched as part of the International Geophysical Year, Sputnik weighed 84 kilograms and orbited the Earth every 90 minutes, sending out a signal that could be heard by amateur radio operators around the world.

Chronicling the story of NASA’s Cassini mission, this is the latest in our series of documentaries, “JPL and the Space Age.” These films use rare archival footage and interviews with […]

While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. The story begins in 1952, when the International Council of Scientific Unions decided to establish July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958, as the International Geophysical Year (IGY) because the scientists knew that the cycles of solar ...

2021年7月27日 · Space Age，一个充满无限可能性的年代。 通常是指1950年代至1970年代，人们围绕着探索太空、登月所展开的一系列对未来生活的浪漫想像。 当我们回忆起这段黄金年代，并津津乐道地谈论当时的家具设计、时尚、音乐与电影时，会发现其实最戳中人心的就是：从 ...

2015年6月27日 · Meanwhile, the Soyuz program called for the development of a three-stage expendable launch rocket and a spacecraft that consisted of three modules (orbital, descent, and an instrumentation and...

History changed on Oct. 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I, the world’s first artificial satellite. About the size of a beach ball and weighing about 184 pounds, it took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological and scientific developments.

DNA testing gives investigators a space-age tool to tackle crimes. The only relic of 1980s optimism was a rusting space-age traffic light in the centre of town. Now young people wear space-age astrodome helmets which cut off hearing and peripheral vision. In our schools children are doing things that were space-age fantasies when we were at school.