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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Divine, Robert A.

The Sputnik Challenge / Robert A. Divine.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 978-0-19-505008-0

1. United States—Politics and government—1953-1961.

2. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. 3. Artificial

satellites—Social aspects—United States. I. Title.

E8735.D535 1993

973.921—dc20        93-8835