Portal:Spaceflight/Did you know/2008 Fortnight 22

Mockup of the Prospero satellite

• …that the X-3 satellite (mockup pictured) was originally to be called Puck, but was renamed Prospero when the British Government announced that it would not attempt any more launches after it?
• …that since 1957, orbital launches have been conducted on every day of the year except 31 December?
• …that the Juno I rocket was a derived from the Jupiter-C, but added an extra stage to allow it to reach orbit?