Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Jupiter C/Explorer 1 in Gantry
Full Description:
Explorer 1 atop a Jupiter-C in gantry. Jupiter-C carrying the first American satellite, Explorer 1, was successfully launched on January 31, 1958. The Jupiter-C launch vehicle consisted of a modified version of the Redstone rocket's first stage and two upper stages of clustered Baby Sergeant rockets developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and later designated as Juno boosters for space launches
Date of Image:
1958-01-31
Category:
Early Rockets
term:
Jupiter-C
term:
Explorer 1
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_what:
Explorer 1
facet_where:
Jupiter
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
January 31, 1958
facet_when_year:
1958
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6414025
NIX #:
MSFC-6414025
MSFC Negative Number:
6414025
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6414025
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