Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on 31 January 1958. A quick response to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1, Explorer 1’s ...
A half-century ago, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Explorer 1 spacecraft became America’s first Earth-orbiting satellite when it sailed into space on Jan. 31, 1958. In honor of the historic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on 31 January 1958. A ...