On March 17, 1958, the Navy launched the Vanguard 1 satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, was sent into space on Jan. 31, 1958, some three months after the ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is a Vanguard TV-2BU rocket, the U.S.'s first rocket specifically designed to launch satellites. As part of the ...
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Feb. 17, 1959: Vanguard 2 launches
A pioneer of Earth observation from space, the Vanguard 2 satellite launched Feb. 17, 1959. The satellite was the world's first intended for meteorological observation, and followed on a series of ...
In the race to conquer space during the Cold War, America’s first major attempt to launch a satellite ended in national embarrassment. The Vanguard rocket program, intended to showcase US ...
In a matter of minutes after the Navy blasted off its fifth Vanguard rocket at Cape Canaveral one night last week, instruments flashed word to Central Control that all three stages had fired ...
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