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# Explorer 1
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/jpl-and-the-space-age/episode/explorer-1-ibq3na/
- Published: 2025-08-04T19:45:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T07:34:59.000Z
- Description: Learn about the role that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory played before the creation of NASA.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: JPL and the Space Age, Season 1, Episode 2, #ZZZ_Episode_2f179dd3-b942-4d8d-a954-f08aa0ee7a0a, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_1fa9cd81-09f7-41c4-9fac-1f45fe7b748d, #v1.16

Explorer 1 traces the story of the role JPL played before the creation of NASA and how the lab was given a vital role as part of this new organization: to explore the cosmos.