And he was right. On December 6, 1957, the nation watched from television as the Vanguard launch vehicle began countdown from Cape Canaveral. At liftoff, the rocket rose a few feet—then blew up.

A team that includes aerospace engineers, historians and writers have proposed retrieving the 67-year-old Vanguard 1 satellite from orbit.

This 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible mirrors everything in the studio on its shiny red paint. The model has just undergone a frame-off restoration and looks better than it did the day it ...

Why being first to return to the moon matters. In late 1957, the US Navy's Vanguard rocket was primed to launch the world's first artificial satellite. But, on the morning of Oct. 4, the Soviet ...

The symbols of 1957 were two pale, clear streaks of light that slashed across the world’s night skies and a Vanguard rocket toppling into a roiling mass of flame on a Florida beach. With the ...

Launched in 2010, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) provides investors with broad S&P 500 exposure with lower fees than SPY. Thus, this fund appeals to a range of long-term investors focused on cost ...

On March 17, 1958, the U.S. launched the Vanguard 1 satellite, the first to be solar powered. Still going around the Earth more than 65 years later, Vanguard 1 is now the oldest human-made object ...

The U.S. Navy was far enough along with its Vanguard rocket project that it was seen as the most likely to launch an American satellite. The Army begged to differ - famed German V-2 rocket creator ...

The first U.S. satellite launch effort failed spectacularly when its Vanguard rocket exploded during liftoff on December 6, 1957. (NASA) After the first Vanguard failure, the Army gained approval to ...

The situation was not helped on December 6. 1957, when an American Vanguard Rocket carrying America’s first satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral, traveled less than four feet and blew up.