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{\bf{1945}} & US \& USSR capture German V-2 rocket technology \& scientists \tn 
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 & {\bf{July 16}}: US conducts the first successful test of an atomic bomb \tn 
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{\bf{1947}} & {\bf{October 14}}: US Air Force Test Pilot breaks the sound barrier \tn 
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{\bf{1955}} & {\bf{July 29}}: US announces intention to launch satellites \tn 
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{\bf{1957}} & {\bf{October 4}}: USSR launches {\bf{Sputnik 1}} an artificial satellite \tn 
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{\bf{1958}} & {\bf{January 31}}: US launches satellite, {\bf{Explorer 1}} \tn 
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