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.
Superficial varicose veins can also cause legs to swell. The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ibuprofen (Advil and its generic cousins) and naproxen (Aleve and its generics) can cause or worsen edema. So can the diabetes drugs pioglitazone (Actos) and rosiglitazone (Avandia).