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'''''Sputnik''''' was the name of [[Earth]]'s first artificial [[satellite]]. It was launched by the [[Soviet Union]] in [[October]] [[1957]]. Its launch was reported by the [[BBC]] on [[15 October]] of that year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate!]]'') | '''''Sputnik''''' was the name of [[Earth]]'s first artificial [[satellite]]. It was launched by the [[Soviet Union]] in [[October]] [[1957]]. Its launch was reported by the [[BBC]] on [[15 October]] of that year. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') | ||
The satellite was described by [[Susan Foreman]] as "just a small [[ball]]", which, as [[John Brent]] quickly pointed out, was also [[mirror]]ed. This helped conspiracy theorists believe that the [[Russian]]s were freezing [[England]] through a [[freezing ray]] sent from ''Sputnik'', whose mirrors would make it easier to reflect the ray down to Earth. This theory was known as the [[Novosibirsk Project]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | The satellite was described by [[Susan Foreman]] as "just a small [[ball]]", which, as [[John Brent]] quickly pointed out, was also [[mirror]]ed. This helped conspiracy theorists believe that the [[Russian]]s were freezing [[England]] through a [[freezing ray]] sent from ''Sputnik'', whose mirrors would make it easier to reflect the ray down to Earth. This theory was known as the [[Novosibirsk Project]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') | ||
An earlier satellite with the same name was secretly launched on [[1 May]] of that year, but it was hijacked by {{Frontier}}. The Soviets covered up the existence of the satellite. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') | An earlier satellite with the same name was secretly launched on [[1 May]] of that year, but it was hijacked by {{Frontier}}. The Soviets covered up the existence of the satellite. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|The First Frontier]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Artificial satellites]] | [[Category:Artificial satellites]] | ||
