• CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish
    8·
    3 个月前

    I might translate it that way in some contexts, but if you told me Lewis and Clark were “sputniks” I’d assume you meant they got married in secret, rather than that they were explorers.

    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 个月前

      It’s strange they called it a ‘companion’ of any sort since it was the sole first satellite in space

      • RustySharp@programming.devEnglish
        8·
        3 个月前

        As in, a companion to the planet.

        Moons are satellites.

        Satellite: from Latin satellitem (nominative satelles) “an attendant” upon a distinguished person; “a body-guard, a courtier; an assistant”