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Twelve Foot Subsatellite
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Twelve Foot Subsatellite

NASA / LRC · 1958-04-25 · photograph (digital archive)

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Engineer and 12 foot Beacon showing NACA emblem on inflated satelloon . For related information see, Spaceflight Revolution, NASA from Sputnik to Apollo, by James R. Hansen. NASA SP-4308, 1995. p. 173.

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NASALangleyLRCLARC1958-L-01832EchoBressettsatelloonsubsatelliteLRC-1958-B701_P-01832
Credit lineTwelve Foot Subsatellite. NASA/LRC, 1958-04-25. Public domain. ID: LRC-1958-B701_P-01832.
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