posted 01-31-2008 09:05 AM               

Explorer I 1/12 scale resin kit

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Although the satellite was quite a bit smaller in weight than the Sputnik. Explorer 1 was not just an orbiting radio transmitter, it was packed with scientific experiments to learn about the space environment. The Van Allen Radiation belts wre one of the most important discoveries to come from Explorer 1. Thus Explorer 1 began a long tradition of scientific space achievement in the U.S. Space Program.

Kit contains: 2 resin parts, styrene tube and wire

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