A 3-pound satellite survived the blast that destroyed its rocket. On 6 December 1957 the US Vanguard rocket rose only about four feet before exploding, yet its tiny payload was thrown clear and survived in the scrub. How did it live? #history #space #vanguard #sputnik #engineering #coldwar #1950s #historyfacts
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A 3-pound satellite survived the blast that destroyed its rocket. On 6 December 1957 the US Vanguard rocket rose only about four feet before exploding, yet its tiny payload was thrown clear and survived in the scrub. How did it live? #history #space #vanguard #sputnik #engineering #coldwar #1950s #historyfacts
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