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09:24 a.m. EDT (1324 GMT) June 6, 2003  
Science & Space
Sputnik bids go sky high, then crash

Sputnik bids go sky high, then crash

An online auction to sell a "genuine" model of the Sputnik satellite that launched the Space Age went sky high before crashing down to Earth when the bidding was determined to be a hoax, officials said.

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