Sputnik Model An approximately 15 inch tall metal model of t

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Sputnik Model. An approximately 15-inch tall metal model of the world's first satellite, Sputnik I, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. The hemispherical base outlines the earth's northern continents. The satellite itself appears "in orbit" at the end of long plexiglass extension. By pressing a button in the model base, a "beeping" sound occurs, the same that was transmitted from Sputnik I while in orbit. Np, nd

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The model was presented to Vasily Alexandrovich Kulichkov who worked with Sergey Korolev, the General Designer of rockets. With a Russian/English Certificate of Authenticity.