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Old 24-06-2013, 02:38 PM
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Lost in Space ....

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And who could forget 4 Oct. 1957. Sputnik 1 was launched and I watched goggle-eyed as this second magnitude star floated serenely across the sky, disappearing suddenly into the earth's shadow. Even my parents were impressed and my lunatic status diminished somewhat. A month later along came Sputnik 2 which was even more eye-popping, as I recall almost as bright as Jupiter. Having a dog myself I wasn't too happy that there was also a doggy up there in Sputnik 2 with a short life span. But somebody had to be first.
I've still got all the newspaper cuttings I collected when Sputnik launched in a Scrapbook downstairs ( who remembers Scrapbooks ?? !! ). I would have been 8 and a half !!
I collected cuttings right into the Apollo days, must dig them out and have a look.
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