Van Allen Explorer 1

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NASA

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The creators of Explorer 1 holding a model of it on the press conference at launch day (or the day before), February 1, 1958 (or January 31, 1958). Starting from left side: Ph.D. William Pickering, Ph.D. James Van Allen, Ph.D. Wernher von Braun.

• Pickering, Van Allen, Von Braun holding up Explorer 1 model at news conference (NASA photo)
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Dr. James Pickering, Dr. James van Allen of the State University of Iowa, and Army Ballistic missionile Agency Technical Director Dr. Wernher von Braun triumphantly display a model of the Explorer I, America's first satellite, shortly after the satellite's launch on January 31, 1958. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory packed and tested the payload, a radiation detection experiment designed by Dr. van Allen. Dr. von Braun's rocket team at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, developed the Juno I launch vehicle, a modified Jupiter-C.

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Public domain

Credit:

NASA photo

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