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Electronic Proceedings - United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

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<strong>Space</strong> Act Origins –Political Climate• October 4, 1957: USSR launched Sputnik(first artificial satellite); galvanizedAmerican opinion• Throughout mid-1950’s: danger of Sovietsurprise attack; strategic warning wasconsidered vital to counter or warn of it• “Open Skies” proposal of PresidentEisenhower – outer space free to all, wherespacecraft of any state may overfly allstates <strong>for</strong> reconnaissance purposes8/8/2003220

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