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7NOV1957 DDR Launches the Sputnik!

Postby Felix/FFDS » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:44 am

East Germany launches the Sputnik!

An unbelievable achievement!  A marvel of Engineering!
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Re: 7NOV1957 DDR Launches the Sputnik!

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:54 am

Damn Felix I've only just seen this on the news myself and was about to post it. You must have had a lot of coffee this morning to be that on the ball this early!!!!
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Re: 7NOV1957 DDR Launches the Sputnik!

Postby H » Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:54 am

I obviously haven't had enough coffee -- thus my response in the linked forum. ::)
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Re: 7NOV1957 DDR Launches the Sputnik!

Postby Hagar » Tue Nov 08, 2005 6:12 am

Believe it or not this is one of things I remember well. I would have been 14 years old at the time & the World was my lobster. Buddy Holly & the Crickets were top of the charts with "That'll Be The Day". 8) ;)
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