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Vanguard TV-3

The U.S.' first attempt at a satellite, recovered from one of the more famous Vanguard launch failures. On display at the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

 

For a description and a bit of history, see the scientific tourist #165.

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Uploaded on March 14, 2011
Taken on April 18, 2010