Sputnik Socks
Description: Lost somewhere between galaxies. This sad astronaut design features a lonely space traveler drifting through the universe while sitting on a vintage satellite, inspired by early space exploration. A nostalgic and emotional piece for anyone who feels a little lost, disconnected, or floating through life. Part of the „Low Orbit Feelings” collection.
Description: Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite.[6] The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957, orbiting for three weeks before its batteries died, then silently for two more months before falling back into the atmosphere. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. Its radio signal was easily detectable even by radio amateurs,[7] and the 65° inclination and duration of its orbit made its flight path cover virtually the entire inhabited Earth. This surprise success precipitated the American Sputnik crisis and triggered the Space Race, a part of the Cold War.
Description: While the original Sputnik was a revolutionary soviet space satellite, many rat owners also know of the rat cage accessory commonly known as the Sputnik. Perhaps all our rats can one day follow their dreams of becoming cosmonauts! This design comes in 3 different versions (Full Color, Rainbow, or Glitched) Want to support the artist further? Check out our instagram page at @rad_rat_studios or check out some of our other designs!
Description: If you're into space exploration, satellites, the international space station, and rocket ships -- then this cool astronaut shirt is just for you! Featuring a retro astronaut design, this outer space t shirt makes the perfect gift or birthday present for anyone interested in spacecraft, the galaxy, solar system, planets, and stars. Bonus points if you're an aerospace engineer!
Description: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a member of the Russian State Duma, engineer, and former cosmonaut. She is the first and youngest woman to have flown in space with a solo mission on the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, and remains the only woman to have been on a solo space mission.
Description: Laika (Russian: Лайка; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on 3 November 1957. Little was known about the impact of spaceflight on living creatures at the time of Laika's mission, and the technology to de-orbit had not yet been developed, so Laika's survival was never expected. Some scientists believed humans would be unable to survive the launch or the conditions of outer space, so engineers viewed flights by animals as a necessary precursor to human missions.
Description: This is the classic speech by John F. Kennedy, president of the United States. This is one of the most significative speeches of the past century, it set the objectives of the space race between the US and the Soviet Union very clearly. We all know how that ended, with the incredible Apollo missions, and the first humans on the surface of the moon.
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Description: If you're interested in the history of the Soviet Union -- AKA the USSR or CCCP -- then this cool communist Soviet Russian shirt is just for you! This USSR tshirt makes the perfect gift or birthday present for any historian who is into the Cold War, the space race, sputnik, nuclear warfare, communism, or the Soviet Union.
