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...back to whisper in the ear of a U.S. scientist. A moment later Physicist Lloyd Berkner rapped on the hors d'oeuvre table until the hubbub quieted. "I wish to make an announcement," he said. "I am informed by the New York Times that a satellite is in orbit at an elevation of 900 kilometers [559 miles]. I wish to congratulate our Soviet colleagues on their achievement...
Despite the official White House line that "the Soviet launching did not come as any surprise," highly surprised scientists and military men drew some quick lessons from sputnik's success. Items: ¶ To put the 184.3-lb. satellite in its orbit, the Russians had to have an operational ballistic missile driven by a rocket engine at least as big as the U.S.'s biggest and best; hence the Russians probably have a workable intercontinental ballistics missile...
PARIS, Oct. 10--The Soviet earth satellite has jolted the press of Western Europe from its orbit of assailing U.S. policy. After long second thought, these newspapers once more are looking to Washington...
...office has been running at practically the same speed as the satellite," White said last night. "We won't be able to stay in our orbit much longer unless we get some help soon." Any students interested should report at 79 Garden St. between 9 a.m. and midnight...
...This country was never in a race with Russia to get the first satellite into orbit...