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October 09, 1957

THE DAILY PROGRESS, Charlottesville, Virginia, Oct. 9, 1957 

* Sputnik 1 success
* World's 1st orbiting artificial satellite
* Space race begins


With the recent launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union, the headline announces America's response: "United States Will Launch Test Satellites in December" with related subheads: "Missiles Had Top Priority, Ike Declares" "Fully-Instrumented Moon to be Fired In March, He Says" "President Sees No Reason for Alarm" "Soviet Satellite May Be Smashed by Comet". There is also a photo of the: "First Official Photo of Russia's Satellite...". 
Presumed to be the complete issue with 14 pages, nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century