ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPUTNIK
From Russian, literally: fellow traveller, from s- with + put path + -nik suffix indicating agent.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPUTNIK»
The term «Sputnik» is quite widely used and occupies the
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5 QUOTES WITH «SPUTNIK»
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Sputnik.
For days after the launch, Sputnik was a wonderful curiosity. A man-made moon visible by ordinary citizens, it inspired awe and pride that humans had finally launched an object into space.
Sputnik quickly became one of the three great shocks to hit America - historians say the equal of Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
At the end of October 4 in 1957, when I was coming back from sea duty in the South Pacific, Sputnik went up. I realized that humans would be right behind robot aircraft or spacecraft even though I really had no plans of being in aviation or a professional aviator and certainly not in the military.
I saw the booster, not Sputnik, flying by, and I said, maybe this is the way we should be going, not just sitting back waiting for something to happen.
The years of space flight since the orbiting of Sputnik I back in 1957 had produced many fascinating results, but they had also brought a realization of the many problems that surrounded the use of rockets for space flight.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPUTNIK»
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Sputnik in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Sputnik and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
'Sputnik Sweetheart has touched me deeper and pushed me further than anything I've read in a long time' Julie Myerson, Guardian 'How does Murakami manage to make poetry while writing of contemporary life and emotions?
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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century
Paul Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to and emanating from Sputnik's launch.
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Sputnik: The First Satellite
Describes the launch of the first space satellite by the Soviet Union in 1957.
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Russia's
Sputnik Generation: Soviet Baby Boomers Talk about ...
Russia's Sputnik Generation presents the life stories of eight 1967 graduates of School No. 42 in the Russian city of Saratov.
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Reconsidering
Sputnik: Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite
Forty Years Since the Soviet Satellite Roger D. Lanius, John M. Logsdon, Robert
W. Smith. Simon, Leslie, 210 Singer, S. Fred, 233, 236 Skylark Rocket, 293-94
Smirnov, Leonid, 284 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 135 Snow, C. P., ...
Roger D. Lanius, John M. Logsdon, Robert W. Smith, 2013
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Eisenhower's
Sputnik Moment: The Race for Space and World ...
In Eisenhower's Sputnik Moment, Yanek Mieczkowski examines the early history of America's space program, reassessing Eisenhower's leadership.
An account of the drama and birth of the space age discusses the public uproar, secret U-2 flights, bungled missile tests, spy satellites, political maneuvering, and scientific triumph surrounding Sputnik.
Twenty two year old, Sumire is in love for the first time with a woman seventeen years her senior, Miu.
Haruki Murakami, the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, plunges us into an urbane Japan of jazz bars, coffee shops, Jack Kerouac, and the Beatles to tell this story of a tangled triangle of ...
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In
Sputnik's Shadow: The President's Science Advisory ...
In Sputnik's Shadow traces the rise and fall of the President's Science Advisory Committee from its ascendance under Eisenhower to its demise during the Nixon years.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPUTNIK»
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Sputnik is used in the context of the following news items.
Iranian FM, Russia's IAEA Envoy Discussed Chances of Reaching …
VIENNA (Sputnik) — World powers and Iran are attempting to work out a deal that would ensure the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
Brazil Opposes Policy of Unilateral Sanctions Outside UN Legal Field
UFA (Sputnik) – Brazil does not recognize the use of unilateral sanctions outside the UN legal field as they hurt the economic situation in the region of ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
Greece to Stay in Eurozone as Full-Fledged Member - Deputy …
ATHENS (Sputnik), Anna Liatsou — The results of the bailout referendum show that Greece will stay in the Eurozone but not as a second-class member, Deputy ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
Truck With US Visas Stolen in Mexico – US Consulate
MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — The vehicle was going to bring stacks of approved visa applications to Mexicans in Monterrey, and also in Guadalajara, when it ... «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
Russia, Iran Negotiate Terms of S-300 Non-Delivery Lawsuit's …
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia and Iran sealed a contract for the delivery of the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems in 2007. Three years later, then-President ... «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
Fury of Nature: Lightning Filmed in Slow Motion
The fact of registration and authorization of users on Sputnik websites via users' account or accounts on social networks indicates acceptance of these rules. «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
Russia Plans to Fully Upgrade Fleet of Landing Ships by 2050
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Chirkov stressed that the modernization would cover the entire range of landing vessels, from small landing boats to large landing ships. «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
Helicopter Crash Lands in Moscow - Reports
The fact of registration and authorization of users on Sputnik websites via users' account or accounts on social networks indicates acceptance of these rules. «Sputnik International, Jun 15»
Lifting the Veil: Newest Russian Military Equipment in Focus
The fact of registration and authorization of users on Sputnik websites via users' account or accounts on social networks indicates acceptance of these rules. «Sputnik International, May 15»
Russia Rules Out Ambiguity on EU Military Action Against Migrant …
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Russia will not allow any ambiguity to remain in the text of a possible UN Security Council mandate on the use of force against human ... «Sputnik International, May 15»
