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the beach-ball-sized beep that made america panic and math class mandatory.
means the first artificial satellite, launched by the ussr in 1957, proving humans could put stuff in orbit on purpose.
from russian for fellow traveler, from s- (with) plus put (path/way) — a companion riding alongside earth on its journey around the sun.
sizejust 58 centimeters wide, smaller than a beach ball
lifespanburned up after 3 months in orbit
aftermathdirectly triggered creation of nasa and darpa
soundits beep was audible on ham radios worldwide