Viking Rocket Program

3 May
2019
May 3, 2019

America’s First Space Rocket: The Origin & First Flights of the Viking Rocket

Before World War II, the field of rocket technology development was dominated by small groups of enthusiastic visionaries such as the American Rocket Society as well […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight
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6 Dec
2017
December 6, 2017

Vanguard TV-3: America’s First Satellite Launch Attempt

The launching of the first two Sputniks was a terrible blow to America’s self-image of technical preeminence that had developed in the years following World War […]
Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight
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