{"id":893,"date":"2007-10-03T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-03T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/more_than_50_years_of_space\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:33:28","slug":"more_than_50_years_of_space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/es\/more_than_50_years_of_space\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a1M\u00e1s de 50 a\u00f1os en el espacio!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>El 4 de octubre de 1957, un misil sovi\u00e9tico modificado despeg\u00f3 de Kazajist\u00e1n transportando una peque\u00f1a bola met\u00e1lica: el primer sat\u00e9lite del mundo. Conocida como Sputnik (\u2018Compa\u00f1ero\u2019 o \u2018Sat\u00e9lite\u2019), esta esfera del tama\u00f1o de una pelota de baloncesto caus\u00f3 sensaci\u00f3n al dar vueltas alrededor del planeta transmitiendo una se\u00f1al de \u2018bip, bip\u2019. El mundo nunca volvi\u00f3 a ser el mismo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>En los primeros a\u00f1os de la era espacial, las superpotencias estadounidense y sovi\u00e9tica se disputaron el liderazgo de la conquista del espacio. Sin embargo, muchos otros pa\u00edses, en especial de Europa y Asia, tambi\u00e9n iniciaron el desarrollo de sus propios programas de sat\u00e9lites y lanzadores. Actualmente, la Agencia Espacial Europea cuenta con 18 Estados miembros. Muchos de los principales avances de la exploraci\u00f3n espacial se concibieron en Europa, desde el dise\u00f1o de cohetes hasta la \u00f3rbita geoestacionaria.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"397\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2007\/10\/Apollo_11_bootprint2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2007\/10\/apollo_11_bootprint2\/17903343-2-eng-GB\/Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Medio siglo despu\u00e9s del Sputnik, la tecnolog\u00eda espacial ya forma parte de nuestra vida cotidiana. Utilizamos sat\u00e9lites para la televisi\u00f3n y las conferencias de larga distancia, la previsi\u00f3n del tiempo, la navegaci\u00f3n y la monitorizaci\u00f3n de desastres. Los observatorios espaciales estudian el nacimiento de planetas, estrellas, galaxias y del propio universo. Las naves espaciales ya han visitado pr\u00e1cticamente todos los grandes cuerpos celestes del Sistema Solar. Adem\u00e1s, 12 personas han caminado sobre la Luna.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-natural\" data-width=\"400\" data-credit=\"ESA - AOES Medialab\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2006\/05\/Artist_s_impression_of_ExoMars_rover_arrival_at_the_Red_Planet4\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2006\/05\/artist_s_impression_of_exomars_rover_arrival_at_the_red_planet4\/17869634-2-eng-GB\/Artist_s_impression_of_ExoMars_rover_arrival_at_the_Red_Planet.jpg\" alt=\"Artist&#x27;s impression of ExoMars rover arrival at the Red Planet\"><figcaption>Representaci\u00f3n art\u00edstica de la llegada del rover ExoMars al Planeta Rojo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Si los \u00faltimos 50 a\u00f1os marcaron el inicio de una nueva era para la raza humana, \u00bfqui\u00e9n puede saber lo que se lograr\u00e1 en el pr\u00f3ximo medio siglo? Tal vez t\u00fa seas una de las primeras personas que pase las vacaciones en la Luna o ponga sus pies en Marte.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"related\" aria-label=\"Relacionado\">\n<h2 class=\"related__heading\">Relacionado<\/h2>\n<div class=\"grid related__grid\">\n<div class=\"grid-item\">\n<article class=\"card focuson agency\"><a class=\"card__link\" href=\"\/es\/esakidsen\/semcgvu7d7f_q.html\/\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail\"><span class=\"dimmer\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<header class=\"entry\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Cuestionario: \u201c50 a\u00f1os en el espacio\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 4 October 1957, a modified Soviet missile lifted off from Kazakhstan carrying a small metal ball &#8211; the world\u2019s first satellite. 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