Vanguard in a more advanced state
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Vanguard in a more advanced state |
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(click on thumbnails for full-size pictures) |
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Picture shows the director of the Vanguard Project, Dr. John P. Hagen, holding a scale model of the Vanguard launcher in front of two full-size models of the Vanguard satellite (one cutaway) and a map of the earth, showing the satellite's trajectories. (United Press photo from Dec10,1956, by courtesy of the Randy and Yulia Liebermann collection) |
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Dr. Hagen presenting Vanguard (Original caption) |
Closeup of the cutaway model, showing the internal structure |
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Drawing from USPTO Patent # 2835548 for the
Vanguard satellite's main structure Note that these old patents are only available in TIFF format; you will need a plugin like AlternaTIFF or Apple Quicktime to view them (I'd prefer AnternaTIFF). |
For more spaceflight patents, browse: search for : ccl/244/158$ (subclass hyperlink didn't work for me) |
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Some more links for the 'large' Vanguards : |
Phil
Parker's Vanguard satellite assembly animation |
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For the first Vanguard that was successfully launched (the 'grapefruit'), I'd guess there is sufficient coverage all over the web, so just a few more unsorted links: |
IGY
Photo Gallery - Earth Sciences (NAS) |
