Globally, there are 1.5 billion adults who are either overweight or obese, a number expected to increase to 3 billion by 2030. The epidemic is reaching catastrophic proportions, and one of the key-if small- steps to bringing it under control is to have a common language to describe the problem.
The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1. It was the size of a basketball and was made by the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) or Russia. It was launched on October 4, 1957.
The first ever satellite launched into space was of course Sputnik 1 in October 1957. Later, the US launched 'Explorer 1' with a Geiger counter on board, so it is probably t â¦ he first probe in space.