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satellite - natural or artificial object in space that orbits the Earth Explorer 1: - Us launched the Explorer 1 on January 31,1958. The Explorer 1 was the first spacecraft to recognize the Van Allen radiation belt around the Earth held in place by Earth's magnetic field. In October 1958, the US formally organized it's space program by creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Spaceship One: - aircraft with suborbital capability; On June 21, 2004, Mike Melvill, test pilot for Scaled Composites of Mojave Aerospace Ventures, flew their entry for the competition, SpaceShipOne, on a record breaking flight. He reached an altitude of 328,491 feet, making him the first private pilot to earn NASA's highly coveted astronaut wings. 3 months later, on September 29, Melvill flew Spaceship one again on the first official mission to meet the requirements set forth in the rules of competition for the X-Prize.