I n the race to conquer space during the Cold War, America’s first major attempt to launch a satellite ended in national embarrassment.The Vanguard rocket program, intended to showcase US ...

This is a Vanguard TV-2BU rocket, the U.S.'s first rocket specifically designed to launch satellites. As part of the Vanguard program, the Vanguard TV-2BU test vehicle was prepared for launch by the ...