Vivid description of the tracking of Sputnik I by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory together with the political and social impact it had in the USA during the first few months.
First published in the 1963 Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. Reprinted from The Smithsonian's Satellite-Tracking Program: Its History and Organization (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966).
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| April 1967 |
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The Coming of the Space Age | Meredith Press | Nonfiction | 5 |
| 1970 |
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The Coming of the Space Age | Panther | Nonfiction | 11 |