Naval Research Laboratory Achieves 65-Year Milestone in Space Satellite Exploration
March 18, 2023
March 18, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release:
By Daniel Parry, Corporate Communications, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory conducted the first American satellite program, named Project Vanguard, between 1955 and 1959, becoming the prototype for much of what developed as the U.S. space program.
On March 17, 1958, the Vanguard I satellite was launched into Earth orbit. Vanguard I . . .
By Daniel Parry, Corporate Communications, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory conducted the first American satellite program, named Project Vanguard, between 1955 and 1959, becoming the prototype for much of what developed as the U.S. space program.
On March 17, 1958, the Vanguard I satellite was launched into Earth orbit. Vanguard I . . .