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A diverse group of ten people stands and kneels behind a full-scale model of the Explorer 1 satellite, posed in front of the entrance to the Fred Kavli Auditorium. The group is dressed in professional attire, with two women kneeling in the front and eight men and women standing behind them in a grand stone hall. The white and black satellite model, featuring its signature whip antennas, rests on two black stands in the foreground, while a banner depicting the historic "lift" of the original satellite is visible to the right.

National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Space Studies Staff

National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Space Studies staff, including then-Director for Space and Aeronautics Michael H. Moloney (far left), pose with an original model of Explorer 1 in the Great Hall.

Image Credit: NASEM/Kevin Allen
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