Eastern Daylight Time- is abbreviated as EDT. Fort Myers Beach, Florida is GMT/UTC - 5h during Standard Time. Fort Myers Beach, Florida is GMT/UTC - 4h during Daylight Saving Time. Fort Myers Beach, Florida does utilize Daylight Saving Time. Fort Myers Beach, Florida started Daylight Saving Time on. Sunday March 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM local time.
Taking all markets-commercial, civil government and military-combined, the average satellite mass is likely to drop by 5 percent, to 4,166 pounds (1,890 kg), in the coming 10 years compared to the previous period, Euroconsult concludes.
The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite. Called Sputnik, a combination of words meaning fellow-traveler of Earth, it weighs about 184 pounds. Sputnik circles the globe beeping radio signals, demonstrating that the Soviets have rockets that could send warheads anywhere on Earth.