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Sputnik begins the space race...
Sputnik begins the space race...
Item # 693277
October 05, 1957
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE - EXTRA, Oct. 5, 1957
* Sputnik 1 (1st report)
* World's 1st orbiting artificial satellite
* Space race begins
This would be one of the very best Sputnik issues to be had, with a very nice & bold two-line banner head proclaiming: "RUSS STAELLITE CIRCLING GLOBE". Included as well as an artist's conception: "...of what the Russian satellite might look like...".
There are other related front page reports concerning this event which shocked the American scientific community and sufficiently scared the Americans into an all-out space race. There was great fear at the time of Soviet dominance of space and the potential use of satellites for military purposes.
Sputnik issues were not commonly saved in America since it was not an American achievement.
Complete in 24 pages with both sections, some margin wear to the right and a bit of fold foxing, generally in nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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