Sputnik 1's liftoff on Oct. 4, 1957 sparked worries in the U.S., made all the more vexing by the embarrassing and humiliating ...

An emotional rescue for America came via the first U.S. artificial satellite. Explorer 1 was boosted into space by the Army on Jan. 31, 1958. Nevertheless, despite setbacks, Vanguard 1 did reach ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The satellite Vanguard 1, launched on March 17, 1958, became the oldest man-made satellite still orbiting Earth. After 67 years in space, a group of scientists, aerospace engineers ...

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Launched on 17 March 1958 by the U.S. Navy, Vanguard 1 was America’s second successful satellite after Explorer 1. It became the first satellite to use solar cells and remains the oldest artificial ...

A proposed mission seeks to retrieve Vanguard-1 and display it as an ancient relic of the space age.

In the intense early days of the space race, a small, unusual satellite was launched into space sixty-seven years ago.