Soviet Engineers Laughed At US Satellite Plans, Until Explorer 1 Found The Van Allen Belts In 1958

Описание: Explorer 1 was supposed to be a comeback after Sputnik. Soviet engineers called America’s satellite program “too late” and “too weak” to matter—until the first U.S. satellite uncovered the Van Allen radiation belts in 1958. This documentary breaks down how a tiny scientific payload revealed an invisible danger zone around Earth, reshaped satellite design, and turned the Space Race from pure propaganda into a fight for real orbital survival.

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🏷️ TagsExplorer 1, Van Allen radiation belts, James Van Allen, 1958, Space Race, Sputnik, NASA, JPL, Wernher von Braun, Vanguard program, Redstone rocket, satellite history, early space exploration, Cold War documentary, Soviet Union vs USA, space technology, radiation in space, trapped radiation, geomagnetic field, orbital science, declassified Cold War

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