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15 - - A rare photograph from 1957 showing the key figures behind…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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- A rare photograph from 1957 showing the key figures behind the ‘Explorer 1’ programme: all were members of the ABMA (Army Ballistic Missile Agency) at the time of the Explorer 1 launch on 31 January 1958. Seated, from left to right: Dr Eberhard Rees, Major General J.B. Medaris and Dr Wernher von Braun. Standing from left to right: Dr W. A. Mrazek, Dr Walter Haauessermann and Dr Ernst Stuhlinger at the launch of Explorer 1 (Photo: NASA-Marshall Space Flight Centre, 26 × 20 cm, no. 57-2064-B). EXPLORER I – The first American satellite, launched on 31 January 1958 by a Juno I rocket from the Cape Canaveral launch site in Florida.
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About the sale SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS: NASA photos, models, documents, etc.
Auction location
Auction time 07/09/2026 at 6:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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