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...Allen Hynek, director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, last night refused to verify a report that the rocket of Sputnik I would crash to earth sometime today...
...Until we have further evidence and information, we can say no more," Hynek stated. "We are awaiting information with interest, and we have not as yet alerted the Moonwatch team for a special death watch...
...report that the period of the rocket around the earth was decreasing came from Jordell Bank, a radio telescope observatory in Cheshire, England. A cable sent to Hynek stated: "Rocket period decreasing rapidly. Expect entry (into the earth's atmosphere) within 24 hours...
...order to stimulate interest in science among the nation's youth, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, Associate Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Institute, has suggested scientific fairy tales to accompany "Mother Goose" stories. Bed-time lessons "on the origin of the numeral zero" should be inculcated in children in order to give them "a basic interest in science from an early age," preferably before they enter kindergarten...
Whipple and Hynek express complete satisfaction with their observation system to date. Moonwatch teams were at an initial disadvantage in that they were located in positions from which the projected American satellite would be visible early in its life, but which were out of the range of visibility for the Russian satellite for about a week after its launching...