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Lot Detail - Historic 1950's Model of The Vanguard 1 Satellite From the Navy Research Laboratory -- Large Scale Model of the Longest-Orbiting Man-Made Satellite Ever
Imagination Launchpad - On This Day in Space! St. Patrick's Day (March 17) 1958 --- Vanguard 1, the world's first solar-powered satellite, was launched into space. Vanguard 1 was designed to test
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