Sputnikfest
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
In September 1962, a chunk of glowing debris from Sputnik 4—one of the first Earth-orbiting satellites, launched by the Soviet Union—fell from the sky onto a street in downtown Manitowoc. The Russians reclaimed the piece, but the town hosts an annual festival to commemorate its arrival. Highlights: a Miss Space Debris contest—costumes made out of aluminum foil are common—and an Artta This World art fair.
人造衛星節
在威斯康星州的馬尼托沃克舉行
1962年9月,人造衛星4號的殘骸從太空墜落到馬尼托沃克的街道上,這個衛星是前蘇聯發射的第一批人造地球衛星中的一個。雖然后來俄國人要回了殘骸,但是這個小鎮每年都要紀念一下這顆衛星的造訪。注意!這不僅是為紀念一顆隕落衛星的競賽,因為參賽者要身著由鋁箔做成的服裝,更是一場世界藝術盛宴。