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11 - 1 photograph of an artist’s impression of the rocket at lift…
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Estimate €70 - €100
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Description
1 photograph of an artist’s impression of the rocket at lift-off (black-and-white photograph, 21 × 26 cm) together with the Vanguard programme brochure: ‘A Moon Is Born’ (14 × 21.5 cm). Vanguard was a small American launch vehicle developed by the NRL (Naval Research Laboratory), the aim of which was to place the first artificial satellite into orbit. However, following nine failures out of twelve launches between 1956 and 1959, the Juno 1 launch vehicle was tasked with launching the first satellite into orbit – Explorer 1, launched on 1 February 1958 – without calling the Vanguard programme into question. On 17 March 1958, Vanguard finally achieved success with Vanguard 1, which became the second American satellite in orbit. All the photographs come from the archives of the public relations department of the Martin Company in Baltimore (which later became Martin-Marietta and then Lockheed-Martin). All the documents are original Martin documents and are in black and white.
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About the sale SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
Auction location
Auction time 07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
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