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Cover of LIFE magazine dated 10-21-1957 of Smithsonian Observatory scientists working at M.I.T. in Cambridge to try to calculate Sputnik's orbit; photo by Dmitri Kessel.

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  • Date: 1957-10-21
  • Physical Dimensions: COLOR TRANSMISSION
  • Subject Keywords: Life, Tracking, Space, Sputnik 1, Us, Press, Magazines, Satellites, Russian, 1950s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Dmitri Kessel
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_955360
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.

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