New Vanguard Supercomputer Launches on Anniversary of Vanguard Project
March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release:
On March 17, 1958, the Vanguard I satellite was launched into Earth's orbit. Part of NRL's Vanguard Program, this satellite was the first of three successful Vanguard launches, spawning America's first solar-powered foray into space carrying scientific experiments. From the Vanguard Project spawned the establishment of the first Real-Time Computing Center, a program that calculated orbit . . .
On March 17, 1958, the Vanguard I satellite was launched into Earth's orbit. Part of NRL's Vanguard Program, this satellite was the first of three successful Vanguard launches, spawning America's first solar-powered foray into space carrying scientific experiments. From the Vanguard Project spawned the establishment of the first Real-Time Computing Center, a program that calculated orbit . . .