Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on 31 January 1958 ...

Within a year, Congress voted to create NASA. Fears about Sputnik evaporated as three months later the U.S. launched its own satellite, Explorer 1, and eventually took the lead in the race for space.

Credit: SpaceX NEW ORLEANS — Xplore is now in control of XCUBE-1, the first satellite in the Bellevue, Washington, startup’s planned 12-satellite constellation. XCUBE-1, a six-unit cubesat ...

The three men responsible for the success of Explorer 1, America's first Earth satellite which was launched January 31, 1958. NASA October 4: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into earth orbit.

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...