On September 5, 1962, a 20 pound piece of the 7 ton
Sputnik 4 spacecraft crashed onto North Eighth Street east of the Rahr-West
Museum in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The impact location is marked with a ring. A
cast was made from the original piece before the Soviets claimed it, and the
cast is on display at the museum.
The city holds an annual Sputnikfest celebration.
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| Sputnik 4 crash site in Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
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