October 4. 50 years ago the Soviet Union launched the first object into space orbit. No man made article orbited our planet before then. Since that time it has become more and more crowded in space, now there are people living full time in space, all the time! It is second nature to us, people on Earth don't seem to think anyting about it, that there are always people living out beyond our comfortable cozy little blue planet.
Was this just the beginning of the space race or something more, I think it is something much more. Of course, the development of space has changed our world here in innumerable ways, but among them is a growing dependence and fascination with technology generally.
Icons, enduring symbols for things that a culture values. Sputnik, an icon for technology and the inpact that it has had on our lives?
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