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November 12, 2024
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Sputnik 1’s impact exceeded its simplicity
Fifty years ago, on Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite. Sputnik 1 weighed 183 pounds and looked like a shiny basketball with four antennae ranging in size from 7.9 to 9.5 feet in length. It circled the Earth every… Read More

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