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Sputnik, la Russia festeggia il 50° anniversario

Mosca, Russia - Il 4 ottobre del 1957 venne messo in orbita il primo satellite artificiale della storia

Fu un evento che cambiò il corso della storia: esattamente 50 anni fa venne lanciato lo Sputnik, primo oggetto costruito dall'uomo ad orbitare attorno alla Terra (vedi AVIONEWS). L'Unione sovietica vinse la prima battaglia spaziale. Da quel momento gli americani furono costretti ad impiegare enormi risorse per recuperare il terreno perduto. Così, il Il 29 luglio 1958 fu creata la Nasa (National A...

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Roma, Italia, 10/04/2007 14:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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