Quote of the Day
Nov. 12th, 2008 11:15 am"Have Ball, Will Orbit"

And that cylinder on the bottom isn't part of it; that's the mounting block that attached it to the rocket. It's a ball with antennas.
- Stenciled onto the side of the rocket carrying Vanguard-1 into orbit. This makes more sense if you've seen Vanguard-1:

And that cylinder on the bottom isn't part of it; that's the mounting block that attached it to the rocket. It's a ball with antennas.