SMOKE AND FLAMES ANNOUNCE the successful launching of an Atlas-! Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy. The 135ft rocket was carrying the Orbiting! Astronomical Observatory 2 satellite, which weighs two tons, and carries 11! telescopes, designed to give a clear view of the stars from above the distorting! veil of the earth’s atmosphere.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31864, 17 December 1968, Page 27
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52SMOKE AND FLAMES ANNOUNCE the successful launching of an Atlas-! Centaur rocket from Cape Kennedy. The 135ft rocket was carrying the Orbiting! Astronomical Observatory 2 satellite, which weighs two tons, and carries 11! telescopes, designed to give a clear view of the stars from above the distorting! veil of the earth’s atmosphere. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31864, 17 December 1968, Page 27
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