The names of some man-made satellites are Sputnik 1, Explorer 1, the International Space Station, ORBCOMM FM-107, Gonets-19 and SES-8. In 1957, Russia launched the first man-made satellite called Sputnik 1, and the United States sent Explorer 1 into orbit in 1958.
Many medications have been implicated in pedal edema, especially vasodilators, estrogens, NSAIDs, and calcium channel blockers. Dihydropyridine drugs are more likely than other calcium channel blockers to cause pedal edema.
The following factors may cause edema: 1  Cancer, especially kidney, liver, or ovarian cancers. 2  Some types of chemotherapy, including cisplatin (Platinol) and docetaxel (Docefrez, Taxotere) 3  Other medications, including the following:  Corticosteroids, which are drugs that reduce swelling.