The aluminium pellets recentlv fired into soace by the United States Air Force are believed to be the first man-made objects ever propelled beyond the earth’s gravitational force. When last seen, the artificial meteors were headed toward the sun at an estimated speed of 40,000 m.p.h.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28661, 11 August 1958, Page 11
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