The naming of Explorer I : memorandum for the record, 1970 Feb 26.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.)

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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a research and development center and NASA field center in Pasadena, California. The JPL is owned by NASA and managed by the nearby California Institute of Technology. The laboratory's primary function is the construction and operation of planetary robotic spacecraft, though it also conducts Earth-orbit and astronomy missions. It is also responsible for operating NASA's Deep Space Network. Among the laboratory's major active projects are the Mars Scien...

Hirsch, Richard, 1912-

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Emme, Eugene Morlock

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Emme was the NASA Historian. From the description of Historical Perspectives on Apollo : paper, 1967 Oct 23. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733096454 Eugene Morlock Emme was born November 3, 1919 in Evanston, Illinois. He was an historian of science and technology and an aerospace historian. His education included a BA from Morningstar College in Iowa, 1941; MA, University of Iowa, 1946 and Ph. D. in 1949 both in Modern European History...