Vanguard Rocket Poster
Vanguard, the rocket whose first launch exploded on live television in 1957, and whose satellite Vanguard 1 is still in orbit today.
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Description
On 6 December 1957, two months after Sputnik, Vanguard’s first full launch attempt rose barely a metre off the pad at Cape Canaveral and exploded on live television. Newspapers called it Flopnik. In March 1958 it succeeded, launching Vanguard 1, a grapefruit-sized satellite that’s still in orbit, the oldest human-made object up there.
Available unframed and rolled in a sturdy tube (5″ x 7″, 8″ x 10″, 8″ x 12″, 11″ x 17″, 12″ x 16″, 12″ x 18″, 16″ x 20″, 16″ x 24″, 18″ x 24″, 20″ x 28″, 24″ x 32″, or 28″ x 40″) or framed in a black wooden frame, ready to hang (5″ x 7″, 8″ x 10″, 8″ x 12″, 11″ x 17″, 12″ x 16″, 12″ x 18″, 16″ x 20″, 18″ x 24″, 20″ x 28″, 24″ x 32″, or 28″ x 40″).
Additional information
| Weight | N/A |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5×7", 8×10", 8×12", 11×17", 12×16", 12×18", 16×20", 18×24", 16×24", 20×28", 24×32", 28×40" |
| Framing | Unframed, Framed |
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