Jim ObergSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Jim Oberg Russian Rocket: All Fueled Up, But No Place to Fly By Jim Oberg published 22 August 08 Thailand's THEOS satellite has a Russian rocket ride but no path to orbit. Launches & Spacecraft Sputnik's Space Age Legacy for Humanity By Jim Oberg published 4 October 07 Humanity has changed in the 50 years since Sputnik’s historic launch. Launches & Spacecraft Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe2NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene (image)3The Ursid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's what to expect from the final 'shooting stars' of 20244US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?5Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Earth-imaging satellite
Russian Rocket: All Fueled Up, But No Place to Fly By Jim Oberg published 22 August 08 Thailand's THEOS satellite has a Russian rocket ride but no path to orbit.
Sputnik's Space Age Legacy for Humanity By Jim Oberg published 4 October 07 Humanity has changed in the 50 years since Sputnik’s historic launch.