Five early views depicting the failed launch of Vanguard TV-3, intended to send the first satellite into Earth's orbit (December 6, 1957), subsequent successful launch of Vanguard 1 (March 17, 1958), successful launch of Juno C/Explorer 1, the first satellite to achieve orbit (February 1, 1958), the launch of Thor-Able I/Pioneer 2 satellite (November 8, 1958) and Juno II sending Pioneer 3 into orbit (December 6, 1958)1957-1958Five vintage gelatin silver prints on fibre-based paper, 205 x 26 cm (10 x 8 in), two with NASA captions, one with U.S. Air Force stamp and remaining two with press stamps on the versoProvenance: from Tim Furniss collection