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"ref": "1988 September 24, Lawrie Mifflin, “Seoul Olympics: Soviet Men on Another Roll”, in New York Times, retrieved 2018-05-01",
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"ref": "2015 July 31, Amina Khan, “After a bounce, Rosetta's Philae lander serves up cometary surprises”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2018-05-01",
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"ref": "2016 May 26, Christian Davenport, “Elon Musk’s quest to make rocket landings routine continues today”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2018-05-01",
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