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Record 1 2010-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronautics
DEF

The period in which space exploration has been possible (i.e. since the launch of Sputnik 1, on October 1957).

OBS

Capitalization. References to cultural ages are usually capitalized. However, contemporary references are not usually capitalized unless they appear together with a capitalized reference. [e.g.:] The course spans the development of civilization from the Stone Age to the Space Age.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronautique
CONT

Le Canada s’est impliqué très tôt dans la conquête de l’espace en lançant son tout premier satellite, Alouette, le 29 septembre 1962. Il devenait ainsi le troisième pays à se lancer dans l’ère de l’espace, après les États-Unis et la Russie.

Key term(s)
  • Ère spatiale

Spanish

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