E286 - World Space Week Special: Hubble's 200,000th Orbit, Life on Enceladus & Sputnik at 69
Published: October 10, 2026
Duration: 30:10
Kalam Astro is back with a special World Space Week edition! Host Alya Al-Nuaimi brings you three milestone stories that span 69 years of human space history — from the very first satellite to a moon that might harbor alien life today.
We begin on October 4th, 1957 — the day humanity changed forever. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, a small 84-kilogram metal sphere, becoming the first human-made object to orbit Earth and igniting the Space Race. 69 years later, we celebrate its legacy on World Space Week!
We also celebrate another milestone: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has completed its 200,000th o...