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Don Miller grew up on a dairy farm in northern Minnesota. One evening in October 1957, the adolescent Don was in the dairy barn teaching a young calf to drink milk from a pail when the local radio announcer reported that the Russian Sputnik satellite would be visible in the northwest sky in the next few minutes. He dropped the pail of milk, dashed outside in the cool fall air and gazed into the sky. Don expected to see nothing. After a couple of minutes the satellite flickered into view, and he was in shock. It was as if Sir Isaac Newton, Jules Verne, and Columbus had all collided. His father's account of the Wright brothers and Charles Lindberg flights, now raced through his mind like a crazy movie! From airplanes to space! Was this actually happening? Was he part of this, or was he dreaming? Don's emotions ranged from intense fear to elation, realizing that mankind was about to embark upon an adventure, the likes of which had never been experienced before. After the satellite passed from view, Don slowly walked backwards to the barn in the dark, keeping his eyes fixed on the spot in the sky where he lost sight of the satellite. When Don got to the barn, he stood with his back pressed against the door and for a minute or two and gazed at that spot in the sky. Don knew one thing for certain; we would never be the same again! From that moment on he was hooked. Don teach physics and electronics at a public high school in Roseau, Minnesota.
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Mars Mission - Robotics/Electronics
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Newton's Laws - Liquid Nitrogen - Strobe Lights
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Treasures From Space
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Why do Satellites (Shuttle, ISS, Moon, Earth, etc.) Stay in Orbit?
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