# Lifting America into the Space Age by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory > JPL records the national consequence of its first spacecraft: “The success of JPL's first spacecraft, the Explorer I satellite, in 1958 helped lift America into the Space Age.” > > **— NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory**, *Who We Are* ## Sources and Context - **Direct official source:** [Who We Are](https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-we-are/) — *Who We Are*. - **Series source and editorial context:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders by the Institutions of American Science and Defense|American Ethos — Institutions of American Science and Defense]] — “Lifting America into the Space Age.” - **Editorial construction:** The poster uses a source-supported editorial frame outside the inner quotation marks to identify the institution, action, or governing context. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Collection]] - **Series source:** [[american/American Ethos - Simple Reminders by the Institutions of American Science and Defense|American Ethos — Institutions of American Science and Defense]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Are "Going" to Mars through the Marsification of Earth|We Are Going to Mars through the Marsification of Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure?|Breakaway Space Habitat Infrastructure]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/American Exploration|American Exploration]] ## Share on Social Media ``` JPL records the national consequence of its first spacecraft: “The success of JPL's first spacecraft, the Explorer I satellite, in 1958 helped lift America into the Space Age.” — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Who We Are https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jpl-lifting-america-space-age ```