The First Real Sputnik
Americans certainly remember Sputnik. At a time when the world was larger and scarier, the Soviets had a metal basketball flying over the United States and the rest of the …read more Continue reading The First Real Sputnik
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Hackaday Links: October 31, 2021
Global supply chain issues are beginning to hit closer to home for the hacker community, as Raspberry Pi has announced their first-ever price increase on their flagship Pi 4. The …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 31, 2021
Cyberattacks Target COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Cold-Chain’ Orgs
Cybercriminals try to steal the credentials of top companies associated with the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain in an espionage effort. Continue reading Cyberattacks Target COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Cold-Chain’ Orgs
Facebook labels ‘state-controlled’ Russian, Chinese, Iranian media
Facebook users will see notices labeling “state-controlled media”, based on criteria such as funding, editorial independence, ownership structure and more. Continue reading Facebook labels ‘state-controlled’ Russian, Chinese, Iranian media
Mary Sherman Morgan, Rocket Fuel Mixologist
In the fall of 1957, it seemed as though the United States’ space program would never get off the ground. The USSR had launched Sputnik in October, and this cemented their place in history as the first nation in space. If that weren’t bad enough, they put Sputnik 2 into …read more
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Google and Twitter turn their backs on Russian media over fake news
Russia Today and Sputnik swear up and down they’re legitimate news sources. The FBI, and former employees, beg to differ.
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Eric Schmidt Says Google News Will ‘Engineer’ Russian Propaganda Out of the Feed
“It’s basically RT and Sputnik,” he said on Saturday. Continue reading Eric Schmidt Says Google News Will ‘Engineer’ Russian Propaganda Out of the Feed
How Dreams of Spacefaring Zombies Led to the Launch of Sputnik
What, you think there’s enough room on Earth for everyone who has ever lived? No way, we need a spaceship stat. Continue reading How Dreams of Spacefaring Zombies Led to the Launch of Sputnik
How Dreams of Spacefaring Zombies Led to the Launch of Sputnik
What, you think there’s enough room on Earth for everyone who has ever lived? No way, we need a spaceship stat. Continue reading How Dreams of Spacefaring Zombies Led to the Launch of Sputnik
Model Sputnik Finds its Voice After Decades of Silence
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the human race becoming a spacefaring species, Sputnik nostalgia will no doubt be on the rise. And rightly so — even though Sputnik was remarkably primitive compared to today’s satellites, its 1957 launch was an inflection point in history and a huge achievement for humanity.
The Soviets, understandably proud of their accomplishment, created a series of commemorative models of Earth’s first artificial moon as gifts to other countries. How one came into possession of the Royal Society isn’t clear, but [Fran Blanche] found out about it through a circuitous route detailed in the …read more
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