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.
A filmed version of Prescription: Murder in 1968 became the first Columbo pilot, with New York actor Peter Falk taking on (and owning) the sleuthâs role. Prescription: Murder set up the Columbo template: After a drawn-out, elaborate murder schemeâcarried out by one of the biggest stars of the dayâColumbo stumbles in 20 minutes later to solve the case.