The Essay - A Beep Heard Around the World

Four personal essays marking the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Sputnik's launch, in October 1957, which began the space race

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Four personal essays marking last year's 50th anniversary of Sputnik 1's launch. In October 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik and the space race began.

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Zinovy Zinik tried to escape his playground by leaping in the air to grab a lift on Sputnik.

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News of Sputnik and rock and roll arrived in South Africa for Christopher Hope at about the same time. The two have remained fused for him ever since.

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The Essay - A Beep Heard Around the World - Episode 4

Monica Grady, professor of planetary and space science at the Open University, discusses how Sputnik gave her a job and what it meant to the rest of the world.

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