Jan 31 1958

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EXPLORER I, first U.S. earth satellite, launched by modified ABMA-JPL Jupiter-C, with US-IGY scientific experiment of James A. Van Allen, which discovered the radiation belt around the earth.

Click here to view "Army Explorers in Space" a movie made about the events on this day.

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