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...band has performed a number of now-leg-endary routines, including showing Sputnik in orbit (on the very same day the real satellite was launched), champagne pouring into a glass (complete with bubbles and a "hic") and a pen writing the word "Crimson" across the field. In 1953, for one performance only, the band did a drill on ice skates at Boston Garden...
...eyed his two foreign visitors carefully and then leaned back in his chair to listen to the international businessman. An outsize copper relief of Lenin hanging on the wall behind him provided the only splash of color in an office that probably saw its best days about the time Sputnik was launched...
After meeting the recipients at the awards banquet, Faye Budlong, ARCS publicity chair, said, "This foundation was created in 1958 as a reaction to Sputnik and to support the United States' competitive edge in science and engineering. It is a pleasure knowing that people care so much about schooling and research...
...1950s the launching of Sputnik sent chills of inferiority down American spines. Things have changed, and last Saturday 200 artifacts from the Soviet space program went up for auction at Sotheby's in New York City...
...Hubble mission's space walks seem like cakewalks. Formalizing a proposal first floated last spring, the White House confirmed that the space station will be a multinational venture, with a starring role reserved for America's old rival, Russia. This week the U.S. will invite the land of Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin to turn the space race into a space partnership. Moscow's agreement is assured...