Submission + - Space Travel at 50 (popularmechanics.com)
longacre writes: "On the 50th anniversary of mankind's first venture into space with the launch of Sputnik 1, Popular Mechanics takes a look back at where we've gone with an amazing interactive Flash movie detailing every one of the 6,038 launches (through June 2007) since. Plus a look at the future of space travel, including Q&A with a dozen experts, a rundown of the progress being made by private space ventures such as Virgin Galactic, plans for settling the Moon and how we'll get to Mars."