1960 Press Photo Thor-Able-Star Rocket Attempts Launch of 2 Satellites, Florida

Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 30 - Trying for a pair of satellites - This Thor-Able-Star rocket blasts away from its launch pad today in an effort to hurl a pair of satellites into orbit about the earth. The Navy's 203-pound Transit III-A Navigation satellite and a 40-pound sphere to measure solar radiation are packaged in the nose cone.

Photo is dated 1960.

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.