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7. My dad took us out in the back yard to watch it streak by.

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 01:24 AM

Oct 2024

I think it was Sputnik because I was only four years old, but maybe it was Telstar.
I remember my pants concern for war.

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Anyone remember? [View all] elleng Oct 2024 OP

Oh, yes, the space race! Permanut Oct 2024 #1

I remember radical noodle Oct 2024 #2

I've read about it, Bayard Oct 2024 #4

THANKS for the history, brush!!! elleng Oct 2024 #6

Sure. Hope you're still ok, no Helene damage. brush Oct 2024 #8

None AT ALL, and the sun came out, and elleng Oct 2024 #9

My dad took us out in the back yard to watch it streak by. JohnnyRingo Oct 2024 #7

Your pants? Cartoonist Oct 2024 #10

hahaha I was only four. JohnnyRingo Oct 2024 #11