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Sixty years ago, the first ‘beep-beep’ signal from Sputnik was heard from the he…

Sixty years ago, the first ‘beep-beep’ signal from Sputnik was heard from the heavens on the night of 4 October 1957, marking the beginning of a new era for humankind. Read more http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history/Sputnik_60_years_of_the_space_age