In October 1957, our entire neighborhood and, indeed, the entire region where I lived in Pacifica, Calif., was abuzz with excitement. The Russians had beaten the United States into space, successfully launching an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit around the
Sputnik 1
Oct 03, 2023
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