President Dwight Eisenhower stated that Vanguard should not supposed to be in competition with the Soviet Union’s Sputnik. He attempted to make the United States citizens to realize that, contrary to the popular opinions, the two sides were not actually in any form of much talked space war.
Dwight Eisenhower further clarified that among many of the Vanguard's objectives is excellent cooperation between scientists generally, and at that moment was on schedule.
