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Another important anniversary

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Well i didnt notice it till i just looked at Space.com but today is another important space anniversary. 45 years ago today Explorer 1 was launched. Putting America in the space race and answering the Russians launch of Sputnik. See the article at the link below. http://space.com/missionlaunches/explor ... 30131.html
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