60 Years of DARPA—61 Actually

On 4th August 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 ("sputnik" means "satellite" in Russian). It wasn't very impressive by modern standards, a 23" metal sphere with 4 radio antennas. It seems that President Eisenhower and the US military knew about Russian space pOn 4th August 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 ("sputnik" means "satellite" in Russian). It wasn't very impressive by modern standards, a 23" metal sphere with 4 radio antennas. It seems that President Eisenhower and the US military knew about Russian space pOn 4th August 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 ("sputnik" means "satellite" in Russian). It wasn't very impressive by modern standards, a 23" metal sphere with 4 radio antennas. It seems that President Eisenhower and the US military knew about Russian space p