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[i]CBS had beaten ABC and NBC in broadcasting the news from the Cape but had incorrectly reported that the launch had gone well. The shock of the failure was somewhat reduced by the fact that pictures of the explosion hadn't been broadcast on live television. But the humiliating film of Vanguard's end was shown repeatedly later in the day, often in slow motion. In the days that followed, the Air Force Missile Test Center chose to impose tighter media regulations, going so far as to prohibit binoculars and cameras on the nearby beaches.[/i]
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