Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Remembering Vanguard

On this day in 1957, America's first attempt to orbit a satellite ended in a spectacular fireball. But Project Vanguard, even though it was beaten to orbit by the Army's Explorer 1, was NOT a failure. Read the book that set the record straight, with answers from the people who were there.

https://www.amazon.com/First-Space-Race-Satellites-Centennial/dp/1585443743





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