Of Explorer I and JPL

Interesting article in the LA Times about the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory's role in the response to Sputnik (the news angle being the
upcoming 50th anniversary of Explorer I):
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-sci-explorer20jan20,1,1640875.

--Joe
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Relevant Pages

  • Re: OT: Pilots in Space
    ... when the US launched Explorer I on 31 Jan 58. ... Sputnik II, a month ... Soviet space ... visited Prof Van Allen in his office at the U. of Iowa. ...
    (rec.aviation.piloting)
  • OT: Pilots in Space
    ... in space science or space exploration, ... when the US launched Explorer I on 31 Jan 58. ... Sputnik II, a month ... visited Prof Van Allen in his office at the U. of Iowa. ...
    (rec.aviation.piloting)