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Lou Chinal
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posted 04-03-2011 04:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lou Chinal   Click Here to Email Lou Chinal     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
In the April/May issue of 'Air & Space,' page 69 states:
Because we are sticking to official satellite launch records we must reluctantly ignore 1957's Project Thunderwell, in which several months before Sputnik's launch an explosion inadvertently sent a four inch steel plate into orbit.
Anyone know more details of this?

I never heard of it before.

mikej
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posted 04-03-2011 05:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mikej   Click Here to Email mikej     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A blogger tried tracking down the details but couldn't come to a definitive conclusion.

Lou Chinal
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posted 04-03-2011 08:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lou Chinal   Click Here to Email Lou Chinal     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for the answer!

This sounds like one for Myth-Busters.

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