The first poem to be launched into Earth orbit was one that was inscribed on to the instrument panel of TRAAC. It was entitled Space Prober and written by Prof. Thomas G. Bergin of Yale University in the USA. "And now 'tis man who dares assault the sky... And as we come to claim our promised place, aim only to repay the good you gave, And warm with human love the chill of space." Several satellites inadvertently damaged or destroyed by the in the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test of July 9, 1962, and subsequent long turn temporary radiation belt.