mohit | Shared With: Everyone - Jan 18 2008 | video, nova, space, sputnik, pbs
Quoted: Four months after Sputnik, the von Braun/JPL team launches Explorer 1, America's first satellite, into orbit. Eisenhower forms NASA, and two years later, in utmost secrecy, the U.S. launches Corona, the first successful spy satellite.
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This used to be my dad's favorite show (other than the U.S. Open) when I was a kid. Was just curious what happened to it!
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