First American Satellite In Space

It was the american answer to the soviet union s sputnik 1 which kicked off the space age when it launched.

First american satellite in space. In early 1958 the space race the cold war competition between the u s. And the soviet union over space exploration. On january 31 1958 the first american satellite blasted into orbit.

Sputnik and the dawn of the space age. Army ballistic missile agency successfully launched the first american satellite explorer 1. Spurred by the soviets.

It was the first spacecraft to detect the va. Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the united states and was part of the u s. 31 1958 the united states launched its first successful satellite.

The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year. The first us satellite explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958. A satellite is any object that orbits the earth while manmade satellites are machines that can send and receive messages.

History changed on october 4 1957 when the soviet union successfully launched sputnik i. John glenn becomes first american to orbit earth from cape canaveral florida john hershel glenn jr. The spacecraft was designed by the jet propulsion laboratory the same organization behind the mars exploration rovers of today.

Explorer 1 was launched on january 31 1958 at 22 48 eastern time atop the first juno booster from lc 26 at the cape canaveral missile annex in florida. The soviet union s sputnik 1 and 2 beginning the cold war space race between the two nations. 31 1958 the u s.