The desert heat lingered. The crowd fell completely silent. I was standing deep in the Nevada desert surrounded by thousands of people all waiting for the exact same moment. Taking a camera into the ...
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Did a nuclear explosion really launch a manhole cover into space?
In 1957, scientists detonated a nuclear bomb under the Nevada desert — and launched a steel manhole cover at unimaginable speed. Some say it reached space, beating Sputnik by months. This video ...
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