Secrets of 1957 Sputnik Launch Revealed

(AP) -- When Sputnik took off 50 years ago, the world gazed at the heavens in awe and apprehension, watching what seemed like the unveiling of a sustained Soviet effort to conquer space and score a stunning Cold War triumph.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news110428604.html">Secrets of 1957 Sputnik Launch Revealed</a></p> <p>(AP) -- When Sputnik took off 50 years ago, the world gazed at the heavens in awe and apprehension, watching what seemed like the unveiling of a sustained Soviet effort to conquer space and score a stunning Cold War triumph.</p>