Explorer 1 – How The United States Launched Its First Satellite04:33

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Published on February 1, 2018

Against the backdrop of the 1950s Cold War, after the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik, the US were determined to launch their own Earth-orbiting satellite. Flash back to events leading up to the successful launch of America’s Explorer 1, and the beginnings of America’s Space Age, as told through newsreel and documentary clips of the time.

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