[amsat-bb] Re: 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

[g.shirville at btinternet.com]

Subject: [amsat-bb] 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

> It's quite amazing when one considers the historical context:
>
> 1957-10-04:  Sputnik 1 launched
> 1959-09-12:  Luna 2 launched to moon, impacted 1959-09-13
> 1960-08-12:  Echo 1 launched
> 1961-04-12:  Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin
> 1961-05-05:  Freedom 7 with Alan Shepard
> 1971-07-21:  Liberty Bell 7 with Gus Grissom
> 1961-08-06:  Vostok 2 with Gherman Titov
> 1961-12-12:  OSCAR 1 launched
> 1962-02-20:  Friendship 7 with John Glenn
> 1962-07-10:  Telstar 1 launched
> 1962-08-27:  Mariner 2 launched to Venus, closest approach 1962-12-14
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

Yes - Oscar-1 is listed by NORAD as the 241st manmade object to reach orbit. 
Then just 8 1/2 years later  two men were  landed on the moon and 12 years 
after that the first Shuttle flew, very approximately 50, 40 and 30 years 
ago!

73

Graham
G3VZV