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Low Cost "Space-Ball" Washington, D.C.: William J. O'Sullivan, of the National Advisory Committee for aeronautics, exhibits in Washington a "space-ball" made out of 65 cents worth of aluminum foil that the U.S. May launch into space during the International Geophysical Year. O'Sullivan who conceived it, deliberately designed it so that anyone with an average pair of binoculars can see it in space. He thinks the foil, which is sandwiched to a sheet of plastic, will reflect the sun's rays better than any other available material. The "space-ball" is to be launched with the third regular satellite in the series the U.S. Plans to release. At left, the "sub-satellite," which has a thirty-inch diameter, is shown inflated without any internal pressure. At right, O'Sullivan holds another replica that is folded to be carried in a rocket. When launched from its rocket, the Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty

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