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die Eroberung (-en)  conquest; capture, taking (of fort, etc.)

Die Eroberung des Alls begann 1957 mit dem sowjetischen Satelliten „Sputnik 1“.
The conquest of space began in 1957 with the Soviet satellite "Sputnik 1."

Related: erobern to conquer, take capture

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