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Pickering, van Allen, and von Braun Celebrate the Launch of Explorer I

Dr. James Pickering, Dr. James van Allen and Dr. Wernher von Braun triumphantly display a model of the Explorer I.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Dr. James Pickering, Dr. James van Allen of the State University of Iowa, and Army Ballistic Missile 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.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Dr. James Pickering, Dr. James van Allen of the State University of Iowa, and Army Ballistic Missile 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.

Image credit: NASA