50's+Science&Technology

A mixture of politics and technology. Rocket Experiment: A mouse named Albert becomes the world's first 'space cadet.' media type="youtube" key="SEqqxI6H4ic" height="344" width="425"

Launch of Sputnik 10/4/1957 (The dawn of the space age) media type="youtube" key="TbAXkWPasYw" height="344" width="425"

Russian Sputnik Film media type="youtube" key="wutzjqHdCBU" height="344" width="425"

Explorer I (USA 1958) media type="youtube" key="ShOMrKGyLgM" height="344" width="425"

1959 (Space Monkey: "Able and Baker" media type="youtube" key="hZOATIWNIsM" height="344" width="425"

1959 Explorer 6 media type="youtube" key="x-ECknLJsWI" height="344" width="425"