Sputnik : The Launch of the Space Race

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pp.310, “On October 4, 1957 as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object into space, an 84-kilogram satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. While Sputnik immediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth Century.”

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ISBN 1551990997
ISBN13 9781551990996
Number of pages 310
Original Title Sputnik: The Launch of the Space Race
Published Date 2001
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication Toronto,
Edition First Edition
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pp.310, “On October 4, 1957 as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object into space, an 84-kilogram satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. While Sputnik immediately shocked the world, its long-term impact was even greater, for it profoundly changed the shape of the twentieth Century.”

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Weight 1 kg