Caption: Death of a space satellite. As satellite spirals nearer to earth, the dense atmosphere causes its vaporization. One of the many drawings from "Space Satellite" by Lee Beeland and Robert Wells, which Prentice-Hall will publish October 31. The book, designed for science-minded teenagers, is the factual full scale account of Project Vanguard -- the planning, building and launching of the United States' first earth satellite. Prentice-Hall, Inc. 70 Fifth Avenue New York ll, N. Y.
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