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#OnThisDay, October 4, in 1957, the Soviet Union made history by sending the first artificial satellite into outer space (depicted in October Sky, 1999, starring Jake Gyllenhaal)

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A young man looks up at the night sky in wonder
The front page of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph newspaper. It says "Soviet Union Launches First Earth Satellite. Now streaming 560 miles out in space around the Earth"
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in reply to Chirayu :verified: :twit:

steve mookie kong
steve mookie kong
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I love this movie, I haven't seen it in a while, I should get out my DVD and have a rewatch. I agree, underrated space movie! The book that it's based on is also really great.
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