60 anniversary of the launch of the first artificial satellite of the Earth and the Day of the Space Forces of Russia

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[Alisher]

They were not particularly happy with the signals of the Western partners of the Soviet Union, as is now customary to say.

Apparently you need to read how: They were not particularly happy with the satellite signals, as they say now, the Western partners of the Soviet Union.

[cniza]

All involved with the holiday is what is good.

[bouncyhunter]

Victor, hi! And those who are not involved are also happy! It was a victory for the entire USSR!

[cniza]

Good morning Pasha! I agree this is a holiday of the whole big country.

[Old26]

Quote: Alisher

Apparently you need to read how: They were not particularly happy with the satellite signals, as they say now, the Western partners of the Soviet Union.

First of all, for the West it was a shock. A country that survived such a war and suddenly found itself ahead of the rest of the planet. After all, the Americans talked for a long time about the launch of an artificial Earth satellite, but as was said about this event
"Americans accounted for 90% of the satellite, and Russians accounted for 100% of the action."
And the race was serious. Missiles in those years flew "through the stump deck", there were often explosions at the start, and emergency launches. Everyone strove to be the first. They didn’t take us seriously then, so the Americans were not in a hurry, intending to launch the satellite at the very close of the International Geophysical Year (namely, December 6). And here is such a "bummer". October 4 - the first satellite, November 3 - the second

[iouris]

I’ll clarify: at that time the USSR no longer had “Western partners”, there was a “cold war” to destroy, and US planes flew over the USSR with impunity.

[Belyash]

Well done, it was something! For the first time, technology went into space.

[iouris]

Not technology went into space, but the USSR.

[knn54]

I am glad that "the first pancake (the FIRST step into space) was not lumpy."
PS A trifle, but nice: https: //da-info.pro/news/ukraina-otcekani
la-monetu-k-60-letiu-zapuska-pervogo-sputnika-zem
there.

[novel66]

RSC Energia walks today, set tables, invite veterans, let children of employees

[svp67]

Happy birthday to Bip-Bipych (there was such a painted hero in the Soviet journal "Technique of Youth" ...)

[Des10]

thanks - reminded

[Pan_hrabio]

I join in the congratulations!

In the second half of August, the Center’s specialists took on board the spacecraft that ended up in orbit after the launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle. By and large, this is a significant event, since for many months flights of "Protons" were actually frozen due to identified problems in the engines of the second and third stages.

That's just really embellished here. The break was annual. Last launched on June 9, 2016, and resumed on June 8, 2017.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Список_пусков_ракет
-carriers_ "Proton-M" _ (8K82KM)

[Amurets]

Happy holiday Space Forces of Russia. At that time I was 6 years old and I remember how my father kept a satellite flight schedule over our city and the people on the street who were trying to make out an artificial asterisk.
And here is today's news from Vostochny: On Wednesday, October 4, comprehensive tests of the launch complex - "dry rollout" - began at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The Soyuz-2 launch vehicle together with the Fregat upper stage were rolled out from the technical to the launch complex and installed in the launch system. http://www.amur.info/news/2017/10/04/130543

[Des10]

Happy holiday, military unit 03079, VKS!

[soldier]

Fateful date
Great that remembered
V / h 03007 - forward

[Bersaglieri]

"Well, for VUS! To the bottom!"