Art Resource - AA573561

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Launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida: the Bumper 2. Launched under the direction of the General Electric Company, Bumper 2 was used primarily for testing rocket systems and for research on the upper atmosphere. Seven years later, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I and Sputnik II, the first satellites into Earth orbit. In response, in 1958, the US created NASA, July 24, 1950

Unique Identifier AA573561

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3000px × 2310px

Photo Credit F&A Archive / Art Resource, NY

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