Sputnik's Antenna | |
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"The time will come when a spacecraft carrying human beings will leave the earth and set out on a voyage to distant planets - to remote worlds. Today this may seem only an enticing fantasy, but such in fact is not the case."
Sergei Korolev | |
Origin |
Sputnik I |
Type |
Satellite |
Effects |
Releases radio signals capable of universal reception |
Downsides |
Forces in-flight subjects to constantly revolve around a central point |
Activation |
Exposure to low atmosphere/vacuum |
Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
Section |
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Aisle |
728435-4825 |
Shelf |
846681-7686-417 |
Date of Collection |
December 17, 1979 |
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Origin[]
Sputnik 1 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on October 4, 1957, becoming the first manmade object to be sent into space and orbit the earth. It was a small metal sphere with four external antennae broadcasting radio signals as it passed overhead. Although it had no communication or tracking equipment, scientists were still able to observe its trajectory and density of the greatly unknown ionosphere. For 21 days, it beeped across the sky for all stargazers and radio activists to peer up at until it re-entered the atmosphere in a fiery ball.
The achievement was applauded by many as a giant leap forwards in scientific might. Many nations also feared the Soviet Union had gained an exclusive path for surveillance and weapons development. The United States began building up its own space program after initial setbacks, culminating in the Apollo missions.
Effects[]
Constantly emits radio waves which can access any electrical device capable of receiving or transmitting sound waves. Turns all airborne objects into satellites orbiting around a determined focal point, usually some spot in the sky.