NASA Moments. JPL and the Beginning of the Space AgeNASA Moments. JPL and the Beginning of the Space Age

This program traces the story of the role that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) played before the creation of NASA and how the lab was then given a vital role as part of this new organization to explore the cosmos. Understand how Explorer I, a satellite built by JPL, provided the world with the first space science discovery. A must-watch for anyone considering a future in aeronautics and space exploration. So now, let's journey back in time to the very beginning of humankind reaching for the stars.