The first successful US satellite was Explorer I, launched on January 31, 1958, four months after the USSR's Sputnik I and 3 months after Sputnik 2.
The Saturn V rocket was first launched on November 9, 1967.
The first rocket to reach "space" was a German V-2 (the A4 rocket weapon) launched during World War II. According to test records, the first rocket to reach "space" was likely the fourth test launch on October 3, 1942. The first USSR (Russian) space satellite was Sputnik 1 in 1957, followed by the first US space satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958.
In July 1950 NASA launched their first rocket into space, the Bumper 2.Launched under the direction of the General Electric Company, Bumper 2 was used primarily for testing rocket systems and for research on the upper atmosphere.
America's first satellite launched into outer space was called the Explorer 1, and was launched in 1958.
A new chapter in US space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket, Bumper 2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on October 1, 1958.Other notable first flights include the following:Jan 1958 - US launched its first Earth satellite, Explorer 1Dec 1958 - US launched the first communications satellite SCORE into space.April 1960 - US launched the first weather satellite, TIROS-1
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The Saturn V rocket was first launched on November 9, 1967.
The first rocket to reach "space" was a German V-2 (the A4 rocket weapon) launched during World War II. According to test records, the first rocket to reach "space" was likely the fourth test launch on October 3, 1942. The first USSR (Russian) space satellite was Sputnik 1 in 1957, followed by the first US space satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958.
In July 1950 NASA launched their first rocket into space, the Bumper 2.Launched under the direction of the General Electric Company, Bumper 2 was used primarily for testing rocket systems and for research on the upper atmosphere.
America's first satellite launched into outer space was called the Explorer 1, and was launched in 1958.
A new chapter in US space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket, Bumper 2, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created on October 1, 1958.Other notable first flights include the following:Jan 1958 - US launched its first Earth satellite, Explorer 1Dec 1958 - US launched the first communications satellite SCORE into space.April 1960 - US launched the first weather satellite, TIROS-1
The first satellite from the United States launched into space was called Explorer 1. It was launched on January 31, 1958.
Explorer-1 was the first U.S. satellite successfully launched into space, in January 1958. Alan Shepard was the first U.S. man launched into space, in January 1961.
It was called explorer 1 and was used for radio activity.
The first US space probe was named "Pioneer 1". It was launched on 11th October 1958.
NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958. When it began operations on October 1, 1958, NASA absorbed the 46-year-old NACA which had launched Explorer 1, officially Satellite 1958 Alpha, became the U.S.'s first earth satellite in January 1958.