How America's First Satellite "EXPLORER 1" Helped Creating NASA

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Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States, launched as part of its participation in the International Geophysical Year. The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year; the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1 and 2, beginning the Space Race between the two nations.

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