Wednesday marks the United States’ 60th anniversary in space with the launch of Explorer 1. The success of the fast-tracked mission, which carried the country’s first satellite into orbit, helped ...
Sixty years ago next week, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier island off the Florida coast. The date ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States launched its first successful satellite: Explorer 1. It was ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is one of several full-scale ...
Explorer 1 was front-page news across the U.S. The first successful U.S. satellite was often called a "moon" or a "man-made moon" then. American journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite uses models to ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. One of several replicas and backup ...
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