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- Education Reform and SputnikReforming education has been a recurring issue in the United States especially placed in context to a threat to our future if no action is taken. The launch of Sputnik into Earth's orbit in the late 1950s was one such example.
- Sarah Palin's WTF Moment Causes a Few More WTF MomentsSarah Palin's "WTF moment" came on the heels of the President's challenge that America needed a "Sputnik Moment." Palin said that Obama's use of Sputnik was confusing and perhaps it was -- for the former governor of Alaska...
Obama's Presidency a "Sputnik" MomentIsn't this obvious to all?
The State of the Union, Barack Obama, and the 'Sputnik Moment'When a modern politician invokes Sputnik, he is usually trying to concoct an excuse to execute unwise policy. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama certainly did not exceed that expectation.
State of the Union: Obama's 'Sputnik Moment' CrashesPresident Barack Obama, addressing the nation before a packed and undivided Congress (in honor of the wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the victims of the Arizona shooting incident) Tuesday evening, seemed to be reaching backward in time in...
Barack Obama, "Sputnik Moments," and Dr. StrangeloveBarack Obama's "Sputnik Moment" speech, history, and Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece
Barack Obama and the Next 'Sputnik Moment'President Barack Obama appeared before an audience in North Carolina and warned it and the nation that the United States faces a new "Sputnik Moment" if Americans do not act to compete in world markets.- Top Five Man-made Inventions of All TimeFrom the birth of man to the present, mankind has answered challenges with unique solutions. These are the top five scientific inventions of all time.
Space Program History: 5 Events Everyone Should KnowFrom the launch of Sputnik to the Hubble Telescope, from the first man on the moon to discovering new galaxies, from a dog in orbit to the Challenger disaster, the space program is filled with interesting historical events.- Color Blind Sputnik MonroeA short look at a wrestler who took on Jim Crow
Dogs in Space: Russia's First Dog on Sputnik IIcute furry dog, we think companionship, friendship and family. Let's go back in time to
Sputnik ExplainedBasic sputnik details- The Soviet Union's Launch of "Sputnik" Celebrates Its 50th AnniversaryFifty years doesn't really seem a very long time when comparing most things, but it seems that when it comes to scientific or technological examples a difference of fifty years speaks volumes about what that amount of time can accomplish.
- Sputnik Plus FiftyIf the launch of Sputnik, the world's first artificial Earth satellite, did anything it opened people in 1957 to the possibilities that space travel presented.
- Fifty Year Anniversary of Sputnik in Chicago at Adler PlanetariumThe Adler Planetarium in Chicago will commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the launch of the Soviet Sputnik
After Sputnik: Fifty Years of the Space AgeThe Space Age began the year Sputnik was launched and a lush publication from Smithsonian Books shares a rare collection from the first 50 years of space exploration.- Exquisite Food-- and Spaceships? It's the Sputnik Cafe in Crownsville!Ever tried "world fusion" cuisine? Most people haven't. Give it a shot at Sputnik!
- President Obama: A Budget of Innovation and Our Sputnik MomentCalling for green energy, better education and more research and development, President Obama's budget clearly commits to investing in America's future.
- Four Space Haiku IFour jottings from the High Frontier
