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Space Rocket History #14 – US Space 1958 – Explorer, Vanguard, Pioneer, and NASA
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:24:16
Publish Date: 2017-10-01 01:36:18
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In late March, 1958, President Eisenhower publicly announced the United States’ intention to launch a spacecraft to the Moon.  He assured the nation that  this was not science fiction.  It was an achievable goal presented by leading scientists.  The announcement came less than 2 months after the first US satellite had reached orbit.  The President was committing the nation to a space race to the moon with the Soviets.  If all went well the country would have a spacecraft in orbit around the moon before the summer was over.
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