History: The three men credited with the success of Explorer I, America's first Earth satellite, launched January 31, 1958. L-R Dr. William H. Pickering, director of JPL, Dr. James A. Van Allen, University of Iowa, and Dr. Wernher von Braun, from the Army's Redstone Arsenal. Link in comments [2231x2830]

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