Talk:Vanguard rocket

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[edit] Something wrong

The articles belonging to the Juno Rocket and the one about the Jupiter-C claim that the launch vehicle for the first american satellite Explorer 1 to 3 was such a rocket and not a Vanguard rocket. Because I'm not really sure (born afterwards in 1972) I would ask the author to rethink the intro of the Vanguard rocket and also the listing at the end.

Thanks, Paule 1:50 UCT, 14. December 2006

The Vanguard was the first American rocket to attempt a satellite launch on 6/12/57. The first stage engine failed less than five seconds after launch, and the rocket fell back to earth, exploding on the pad. The Juno-1 performed the first successful launch on 1/2/58. --GW_SimulationsUser Page | Talk 11:36, 13 October 2007 (UTC)