Daily Archives: January 31, 2008

1958: Explorer 1 launched into orbit, take that Sputnik!

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Steve

From what I remember reading in other books, various agencies of the US government were planning satellite launches before Sputnik scared everyone. More of the details on Explorer 1 are on the link. I’m very impressed that the gang at … Continue reading →

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