January 31, 2008

Explorer I 50 Year Anniversary

Temple Station was once part of space history when ham radio operators used the Disaster Communications Room at Temple Station to monitor radio signals from The United States response to Russia’s Sputnik. Please read this account of Temple Stations’ part in Ham Radio history.  Explorer I Story  Thanks to the Amateur Radio Community, the San Gabriel Valley Radio Club, and JPL. 

The Los Angeles Times also has a story “Propelling America into Space” on the Anniversary.

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