Complex 26 blockhouse
Launch preparations for Explorer I Zoom

It is the end of January, 1958, and we are inside the Complex 26 blockhouse with civilian and military personnel as they prepare for the launch of Explorer I. The rightmost man in the photo is standing with his back to the windows that look out over the launch pad.

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Photo courtesy of NASA (Photo ID: KSC-68-169).
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