or at least, the US Space Age. And belated (sorry, The Space Age, please don’t get mad at me!)It was fifty years ago on Janurary 31st, 1958, when Explorer 1 was thrown into space by three Rocket Scientists (pictured here seconds before launch). Explorer 1 basically went up and then came down. Later, following the invention of the Rocket Launcher, similar efforts went higher, sometimes into orbit.[source]Here’s a video:I think this is very cool. Notice that they had a whole different conception of what a countdown is. Also, they take off at night, presumably to not run into the sky. Also, why is that thing spinning?(Notice also the invocation of the power of prayer…a very important component of early Rocket Science.)

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