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Old October 4th 20, 05:24 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Mitchell Holman[_9_]
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Default It Was 63 Years Ago Today - Sputnik 01.jpg (1/1)

Miloch wrote in
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In article , Mitchell
Holman says...

I actually remember as a kid when it was launched...when it came
overhead in your area, you'd go outside to see if you could see this
tiny speck of reflected light and you'd see your neighbors doing the
same damn thing! When someone saw it, you'd hear "there it is!"

It didn't stay up for very long!



One of my earliest memories is being
woken up to go outside and watch this
little point of light moving across the
sky.

And in the days that followed we
were just sure it was going to be
dropping atom bombs everywhere it
went, sparking a big boom in bomb
shelter construction.







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