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Tracking Sputnik I

E. Nelson Hayes

First published April 1967
Type Essay

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
April 1967 Cover The Coming of the Space Age Meredith Press Nonfiction 5
1970 Cover The Coming of the Space Age Panther Nonfiction 11