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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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4. These remind me of the Vanguard rocket.

Reply to edbermac (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2024, 12:39 PM

Mar 2024

They kept blowing up on the pad -- or just after liftoff. Ultimately, the Army had to step in to modify a Jupiter-C rocket to put the JPL-built Explorer satellite into orbit.

Launched in 1958, Explorer 1 remained in orbit until 1970.

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Better angle here edbermac Mar 2024 #2

These remind me of the Vanguard rocket. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Mar 2024 #4

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Nice! calimary Mar 2024 #6

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