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Re: Visual satellite position fix
From: Andrew Nikitin
Date: 2013 Aug 13, 08:15 -0700
From: Andrew Nikitin
Date: 2013 Aug 13, 08:15 -0700
> 1955 Project Vanguard
Actually, in the very first sci fi story that featured an artificial satellite, this satellite was going to be used as a navigation aid.
The story is called "The Brick Moon" and published in ... DRUMROLL ... 1869.
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