satellite
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Seattle’s Century 21 Exposition took place in the shadow of the Cold War, following the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial Earth satellite.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
A US aerospace company has announced plans to buy a satellite earth station in Cornwall.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile formed a joint venture to use satellite connections to eliminate U.S. dead zones.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
They also analyzed satellite and GPS measurements to monitor how the island's surface shifted during the event.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Then he retreated to a small room above the kitchen, where, before formally seeing patients, he sent and received emails via a satellite phone.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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The Launch of Sputnik 1
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