The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, and initiating the Soviet Sputnik program, with Sergei Korolev as chief designer (there is a crater on the lunar far side which bears his name).he first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, and initiating the Soviet Sputnik program, with Sergei Korolev as chief designer (there is a crater on the lunar far side which bears his name).
Columbo's car is a Peugeot model 403 Grande Luxe Cabriolet (convertible), manufactured in Sochaux, France, by SA Des Automobiles Peugeot. Different sources identify it as a 1959 or a 1960 -- probably there is one of each, including the original and the stand-in cars.
Why is there a Rolls-Royce in so many Columbo episodes? We all know Peter Falk had a fake eye. But did Columbo also have a fake eye, or did Falk's fake eye play the part of a real one? The 1971 Columbo episode Suitable for Framing features a Bossa Nova version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Where can I get that ...