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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1954
Page
5
Public figures from rocket and aviation sectors push spaceflight and satellite work as top priorities amid Cold War fears. They stress Soviet gains could threaten U.S. security, noting German scientists and postwar data influenced early plans for a manned station in space.
The article describes Nazi and Allied ambitions for space stations, aerial mirrors, and satellites. It notes Soviet interest, postwar German science, and U S leaders predicting a space program with a cost around 1 billion dollars and a possible decade to reach a space station orbiting Earth.
The article notes current magazine assertions that two satellites orbit Earth but locals refuse discussion or confirmation. Four youngsters, seasoned by TV space travel, dismiss the fuss as boring and hard to believe.
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