Launched in 1958 and silent since the Johnson era, Vanguard 1 is the oldest human-made satellite still orbiting Earth — and a ...

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

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

A team of scientists is developing plans to return to Earth the American Vanguard-1 satellite, which spent 67 years in space. Vanguard-1, which is the size of a grapefruit, was launched in March 1958 ...

The satellite, named Vanguard-1, was a test of launch capabilities during the early days of the historic space age. Other satellites of its time have reentered through Earth’s atmosphere ...

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 ...

As the United States waited for Vanguard to re-launch, the Army Ballistic Missile Agency launched Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, on January 31, 1958 (see "Then & Now,"). Chris Hagen ...

On March 17, 1958, the Navy launched the Vanguard 1 satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, was sent into space on Jan. 31, 1958, some three months after the ...

Vanguard 1 is less than the size of a basketball and even led Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to call it as “the grapefruit satellite.” As it was powered by six matchbox-sized solar panels ...

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 ...