Public Invited to Celebrate Anniversary of Explorer 1

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 13:49 in Astronomy & Space

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.

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