Questions tagged [vanguard]
Questions about the early Vanguard series of U.S. orbital rockets, and the satellites launched (not always successfully) on top of them.
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Which (if any) Vanguard satellite spun at 150 RPM? How fast did the rest spin, or at leased would have spun had they succeeded?
From Wikipedia's Project Vanguard; Launch_history I found some candidates for satellites that had pages which I could search for the term "RPM". This is not an exhaustive search, it's just ...
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Connection between Vanguard spacecraft, Vanguard rocket, and Project Vanguard?
I think I created the vanguard tag for Why would low pump inlet pressure result in such a spectacular explosion? (Vanguard TV3) and now I'm not sure of the connection between the Vanguard spacecraft, ...
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What was so "Mini" about Minitrack?
In the US Naval Research Laboratory video Vanguard 60th Anniversary: A Look Back Roger L. Easton says:
Now, how did Vanguard Start?
I think it’s fair to say that Milt Rosen started the Vanguard ...
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What was the mass of the Viking sounding rocket engine (XLR-10-RM-2)?
I can find information about the XLR-10 for its sea level & vacuum thrust and specific impulse but not about its mass.
What did this thing mass? Was it gimballed?
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Why would low pump inlet pressure result in such a spectacular explosion? (Vanguard TV3)
In the short US Naval Research Laboratory video Vanguard 60th Anniversary: A Look Back at about 03:46, Mr. Alton E. Jones says:
Most people are curious about as to ...
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