BoomerZoo Almanac for September 30-October 6, 2007: Leave it to Sputnik
Seems almost unimaginable that both Sputnik and Leave it To Beaver were
launched on the very same day, but that distinction does go to October 4, 1957. October 4 is now the official start of World Space Week, inaugurated in 1999 by the United Nations-sponsored Office of Outer Space Affairs.
This day is universally recognized as having launched the Space Age, and in keeping with that theme, one could argue that “the Beav” might easily be considered the very first space cadet.
