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| | TIME Magazine Archive Article -- Big Shot -- Aug. 04, 1958 |
 | | Explorer IV soared northeast along the New England coast, into a looping orbit which will span more of the earth's surfaceincluding most of Russia. |
 | | Explorer IV's extra beefit is seven pounds heavier than Explorer IIIwent into instruments custom-built to examine this ionized belt, which may reach all the way to the sun and could well thwart mortal designs on outer space. |
 | | Within minutes of launch, Explorer IV was wheeling with the other moons, 170 miles up at the lowest, 1,400 miles up at the highest, sending back vital intelligence on this cosmic barrier. |
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