NEW AMERICAN SATELLITE
Recovery Attempt To Be Made (Az Press, Association— Copyright) (Rec. 930 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 14. A new earth satellite, Discoverer II is cruising from Pole to Pole high above the earth today as two others scheduled to ioin jt in space he at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. ~ ?<m.'’ Verer . tarr - vin K a special capsule within the 440111 payload, was launched successfully from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, yesterday. But at Cape Canaveral, Florida, a three-stage Vanguard rocket failed soon after take-off last night a nd fell back into the ocean, taking with it the two other satellites.
It was the seventh failure for the Vanguard rocket in nine launchings since firings began in December, 19a 7. s
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28870, 15 April 1959, Page 13
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