Before the launch of Explorer 1 in 1958, most of JPL's work involved rocket and missile development for the U.S.…
On Jan. 20, 1958, technicians lowered the Explorer 1 satellite payload onto the launch vehicle's fourth-stage motor. The photo was…
James Van Allen of the University of Iowa poses with a rocket model. Van Allen designed one of three science…
In late 1957, teams at JPL worked on the complex pieces required to build the Explorer 1 satellite. Here, Explorer…
A model of Explorer 1, held by JPL's Director William Pickering, scientist James Van Allen and rocket pioneer Wernher von…
Through the combined efforts of JPL and the Army Ballistic Missile Ballistic Agency, Explorer 1 launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla.,…
Dr. Wernher von Braun explains the Saturn Launch System to President John F. Kennedy. NASA Deputy Administrator Robert Seamans is…
Explorer 1 was the first U.S. satellite and the first satellite to carry science instruments. The satellite was launched on…
Space-- it seems--can get rather competitive.
NFAC 80-foot-by-120-foot wind tunnel drive fans.Image credit: NASA Ames/Tom Trower
