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Navy Will Continue Vanguard Effort After Four Failures
Despite four failures in five attempts the Navy will keep pursuing Vanguard orbit launches. Pentagon officials say Vanguard remains the best available option for the IGY program, with costs and prior investments cited. The project has involved at least 110 million dollars and several additional instrumented satellites. The March 17 launch yielded a near ideal orbit, prompting optimism about a long-term mission life.
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C. Yates McDaniel
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Wernher von Braun
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