Two of the three batteries, accounting for over half of the 83.6 kilo total weight of the satellite, were dedicated to sending that signal to the world. The beeping signals were broadcast at frequencies that amateur radio operators could hear around the globe. The swept-back antennae were arranged that way in order to fit under the launch faring, but created the image of a fast moving object. Its aluminum, titanium, and magnesium shell was polished to a fine, mirror finish to minimize atmospheric drag and to best reflect light from the Sun. In retrospect, the visual and auditory impact of Sputnik seems almost deliberate. Sputnik, launched by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on October 4, 1957, marked a simple, yet profound event in history: the placement of the first human-made satellite into Earth orbit. The “ Beep, beep, beep” signal that its transmitters broadcast were a message to the world that the USSR was first in space. In the West, the enduring memory of Sputnik is auditory. Throughout the former Soviet Union, one can find images of Sputnik in public art, and there are even buildings designed to evoke its image. There are models of Sputnik on display throughout the world, including here at the National Air and Space Museum and at United Nations’ Manhattan headquarters. Consisting of a 58.3 centimeter polished sphere about the size of a beach ball, and two pairs of swept-back antennae 2.4 and 2.9 meters long, the image of the satellite has become an unforgettable one. Sputnik, the Russian word for satellite, was a simple object designed to demonstrate that the USSR had become the first to master Nazi German rocket technology and was prepared to lead the world into the Space Age. Space Age is a game to fall in love with.The crew of ISS Expedition 53-54 during launch on September 12, 2017, with the Sputnik toy hanging over their heads. "I could ramble on about Space Age, but instead I'm just going to end things here and tell you to go download the game." Tactical maneuvering and strategic planning.Multiple characters, controlled individually and in small groups.What can you expect from Space Age? Why, no less than: “Its expertly-judged nostalgia sees game ideas and aesthetics of the past blended masterfully within a fun, genuinely witty story.” "The game looks gorgeous, the atmospheric soundtrack is delightful, and there is a ton of stuff to love about the gameplay and story of Space Age." Told in grand cinematic style, orchestrally scored, filled with drama, humor, and nostalgia, Space Age is a golden-age science-fiction story come to immersive life. Space Age is a graphic adventure in the vein of 1990s classics, reimagined for the new millennium and its amazing mobile devices. "Space Age is the type of adventure game I've been waiting for on iOS." There's not much else like it out there.” “Presented through gorgeous pixel graphics straight out of an adventure game from 20-30 years ago. They soon discover there’s something both strange and familiar about this alien place… And what happens next is a clash of old and new, a battle of past mistakes and future fallout. Set in the retro-futuristic sci-fi world of 1976, it follows a small but determined band of intergalactic explorers who land on a seemingly uninhabited planet, Kepler-16.
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