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The Vanguard rocket explodes on launch
The Vanguard rocket explodes on launch
The NRL engineers place Vanguard 1 atop the third stage of the launching vehicle. Shown here (from left to right, Roger L. Easton, Sandy J. Smith, Rob
The NRL engineers place Vanguard 1 atop the third stage of the launching vehicle. Shown here (from left to right, Roger L. Easton, Sandy J. Smith, Robert C. Bauman, and Joseph B. Schwartz. (Bauman and Schwartz transferred with the Vanguard Project to NASA). On 17 March 1958, Vanguard 1 started its historic journey into space (U.S. Navy photo).
The Vanguard 1A satellite on display at the National Air and Space Museum, 2009.
The Vanguard 1A satellite on display at the National Air and Space Museum, 2009.
Replica of Sputnik 1 in the Museum of Space and Missile Technology (Saint-Petersburg)
Replica of Sputnik 1 in the Museum of Space and Missile Technology (Saint-Petersburg)
Last remaining piece of Sputnik 1: metal arming key which prevented contact between batteries and transmitter prior to launch; on display at the Smith
Last remaining piece of Sputnik 1: metal arming key which prevented contact between batteries and transmitter prior to launch; on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
30 kopek USSR stamp depicting Sputnik 1 orbiting the Earth, the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Sun orbiting the centre of the Milky Way galaxy
30 kopek USSR stamp depicting Sputnik 1 orbiting the Earth, the Earth orbiting the Sun and the Sun orbiting the centre of the Milky Way galaxy
First ground track of Sputnik 1 on 13 October 1957 4:51 from Rodewisch
First ground track of Sputnik 1 on 13 October 1957 4:51 from Rodewisch