Briefs: Huntsville Saturn V makeover ; Explorer 1 anniversary

The Saturn V rocket in Huntsville gets all cleaned up and moved into a fine new home like those in KSC and Houston: Refurbished Moon Rocket Unveiled in Ala. - The Associated Press - Jan.31.08
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Remembering a big day in US space history:
/-- Explorer 1's flight 50 years ago ignited space race : Launch team members recall pressure to orbit satellite, pride at achievement - floridatoday.com - Jan.31.08
/-- 50th anniversary of first U.S. satellite launch celebrated - SFGate/AP - Jan.31.08
/-- Fifty years later, first U.S. satellite's artifacts still orbiting the Earth - collectSpace - Jan.31.08
/-- Congress makes sure we remember Explorer 1 - Space Politics
/-- America honors the last of the German rocketeers - Houston Chronicle - Jan.30.08
/-- Von Braun was 'my hero'- Hunstville Times - Jan.30.08
/-- America's space age turns 50 - Cosmic Log/msnbc.com - Jan.31.08

Posted 01/31/08 | 09:31:31 by TopSpacer | Filed under: History

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