1. The Space Race
... Wernher von Braun. They used a Redstone rocket as a foundation for a four-stage launch vehicle with a satellite on top of it. In January of 1958, a Jupiter C rocket sent the thirty-one pound Explorer 1 satellite into orbit. This was America's first object in space. Sensors on the Explorer 1 discovered the Van Allen radiation belts, which surround the Earth. This was really a turning point ... ...
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