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Vanguard (1957​-​59)

from Earth Rise - The Race For The Moon by Bonadventure

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Vanguard was a program managed by the United States Naval Research Laboratory which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into Earth orbit using a Vanguard rocket. In response to the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. Before work was completed, however, the Soviet Union launched a second satellite, Sputnik 2, on November 3, 1957. Meanwhile, the spectacular televised failure of Vanguard TV3 on December 6, 1957, deepened American dismay over the country's position in the Space Race.

Original NASA Sound archive recording of the launchpad explosion.

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from Earth Rise - The Race For The Moon, released March 3, 2022

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Bonadventure Lytham Saint Annes, UK

I am a minimalist ambient sound artist using found sounds and electronic samples.
As a young teenager in early 1970's I was initially inspired by Delia Derbyshire as well as early Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk. In my mid-teens I experimented with reel to reel tape loops and field recordings. My current work is primarily used as sound design for several Christian devotional Podcasts I produce. ... more

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