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Remember, it was the depths of the cold war. After Sputnik, our technological superiority was questioned; we were being beaten by a country that bragged, "America will sleep under a Russian moon." But Al brought us back. He brought us back by carrying the American questing spirit on his shoulders into the heavens. He brought us back because he took the Soviet challenge not only as a patriot--he took it personally...
...Soros jointly own an investment firmcalled Sputnik which indirectly made both thesepurchases as limited partners, according toUniversity sources...
When Reagan first entered politics, in 1964, Khrushchev had already promised to bury the U.S., Sputnik had been launched and missiles placed in Cuba. It seemed reasonable to think the Soviets might someday overtake the West. By the time Reagan made a serious run for the presidency, in 1976, it was easy to think the Soviets might conquer America militarily...
NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV 1957 Repudiating Stalin and launching Sputnik...
...Internet was first created in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik 40 years ago. Then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower created the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) as a part of the Department of Defense...