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NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Image # : P8485
Date : 01/01/1958

Title

Explorer I Architects

Full Description

The three men responsible for the success of Explorer 1, America's first Earth satellite which was launched January 31, 1958. At left is Dr. William H. Pickering, former director of JPL, which built and operated the satellite. Dr. James A. van Allen, center, of the State University of Iowa, designed and built the instrument on Explorer that discovered the radiation belts which circle the Earth. At right is Dr. Wernher von Braun, leader of the Army's Redstone Arsenal team which built the first stage Redstone rocket that launched Explorer 1.

Keywords

Explorer I Army Redstone Arsenal Wernher von Braun William Pickering James van Allen Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL

Subject Category

Space Probes, NASA Management,

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JPL
  • Center Number: P8485
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2000-000478

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

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