On March 17th 1958, Vanguard 1 launched into space becoming the 4th artificial satellite to reach orbit. It remains the oldest object still in orbit, so we’re using this 65th anniversary to do something celebrate an unsung hero.

The designer of Vanguard 1 was Roger Easton who is also the man behind GPS which has absolutely changed life on earth. We interview Roger’s son Richard to find out more about both Vanguard 1 and GPS. In 2013 Richard co-authored a book with Eric Frazier called “GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones.”

Richard Easton:

www.gpsdeclassified.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RDEIL 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-easton-53a91a13/

Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp133-unsung-heroes-roger-easton-the-man-behind-vanguard-1-and-gps-with-richard-easton

Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.

Image Credits: Naval Research Laboratory

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