Word: orbiter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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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...
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...
...United States could have put a satellite in orbit before now but to the detriment of other scientific goals and military progress in the long-range missile field...
...This country was never in a race with Russia to get the first satellite into orbit...