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- Jan 1, 2000
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- A little less analogue, and a lot more crap.
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- UK
Launched about now, 63 years ago
How Sputnik Worked
Sixty years later, and humanity's first satellite remains one of its most important.
www.popularmechanics.com
Sputnik launch vehicle 8K71PS (M1-1PS)
The Sputnik launch vehicle by Anatoly Zak.
www.russianspaceweb.com
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 1957: The Engineer reports on the launch of Sputnik 1
60 years ago The Engineer reported on a defining moment of the 20th Century: the launch of Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite
www.theengineer.co.uk