World’s Oldest Satellite Has Been in Space for 67 Years. Engineers Want to Bring It Home - Gizmodo
Passant Rabie |
Technology |
Gizmodo.com |
04-11-2025 |
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An awkward-looking, spherical satellite the size of a grapefruit launched in March 1958, and was boosted into a high elliptical orbit. The satellite, named Vanguard-1, was a test of launch capabiliti…