From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!inuxc!inuxd!aka779
Newsgroups: net.space
Title: Re: Happy Birthday Robert Goddard!
Article-I.D.: inuxd.154
Posted: Thu Sep 16 13:12:16 1982
Received: Fri Sep 17 03:21:43 1982
References: tekcad.183

While you're celebrating the birthday of this pioneer, keep in mind that it
is also the 25th anniversary of another pioneer--SPUTNIK, to whom we owe
the gratitude for pushing us into the space age.  Anyone ever think what
would (or more aptly, WOULDN'T ) have happened if that little Vanguard
had gone first?  No Apollo and maybe no Americans in space...