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...1Satellites spy red-hot lava threaten Iceland's Blue Lagoon2Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)3The skywatching butler I always wanted — Get $500 off this Unistellar smart telescope4China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise5Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun
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.