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=== Continuation of the Explorer program ===
[[File:Explorer-18 IMP-A.jpg|thumb|Explorer-18 (IMP-1) satellite]]▼
With the establishment of NASA in 1958, the Explorer program was transferred to NASA from the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]. NASA continued to use the name for an ongoing series of relatively small space missions, typically an artificial satellite with a specific science focus. [[Explorer 6]] in 1959 was the first scientific satellite under the project direction of NASA's [[Goddard Space Flight Center]] (GSFC) in [[Greenbelt, Maryland]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Portree |first=David S. F. |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/05/cometary-explorer-1973/ |title=Cometary Explorer (1973) |magazine=Wired |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=24 June 2019 |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard-missions-past |title=Goddard Missions |work=Goddard Space Flight Center |publisher=NASA |date=5 June 2018 |access-date=24 June 2019}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
The [[Interplanetary Monitoring Platform]] (IMP) was launched in 1963 and involved a network of eleven Explorer satellites designed to collect data on space radiation in support of the [[Apollo program]]. The IMP program was a major step forward in spacecraft [[electronics]] design, as it was the first space program to use [[integrated circuit]] (IC) chips and [[MOSFET]]s (MOS transistors).<ref name="Butrica">{{cite book |last1=Butrica |first1=Andrew J. |chapter=Chapter 3: NASA's Role in the Manufacture of Integrated Circuits |editor-last1=Dick |editor-first1=Steven J. |title=Historical Studies in the Societal Impact of Spaceflight |date=2015 |publisher=NASA |isbn=978-1-62683-027-1 |pages=149-250 (237-242) |chapter-url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/historical-studies-societal-impact-spaceflight-ebook_tagged.pdf#page=237}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name="nasa">{{cite book |title=Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |date=29 August 1989 |publisher=NASA |pages=1, 11, 134 |url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19800012928.pdf |access-date=12 August 2019 |last1=Butler |first1=P. M.}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> The IMP-A ([[Explorer 18]]) in 1963 was the first spacecraft to use IC chips, and the IMP-D ([[Explorer 33]]) in 1966 was the first to use MOSFETs.<ref name="Butrica"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of [[Interplanetary Monitoring Platform]] (IMP) missions
! rowspan="2" |Mission
! rowspan="2" |Photo
! colspan="2" |Satellite
! rowspan="2" |Launch Date
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|[[Explorer 18|IMP-1]]
|[[File:Explorer-18_IMP-A.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 18
|IMP-A
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|[[Explorer 21|IMP-2]]
|[[File:Explorer-21 image.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 21
|IMP-B
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|[[Explorer 28|IMP-3]]
|[[File:Explorer 28.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 28
|IMP-C
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|[[Explorer 33|AIMP-1]]
|[[File:IMP-D.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 33
|IMP-D
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|[[Explorer 34|IMP-4]]
|[[File:Explorer 34.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 34
|IMP-F
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|[[Explorer 35|AIMP-2]]
|[[File:IMP-E.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 35
|IMP-E
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|[[Explorer 41|IMP-5]]
|Explorer 41
|IMP-G
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|[[Explorer 43|IMP-6]]
|[[File:Explorer 43 IMP-I.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 43
|IMP-I
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|[[Explorer 47|IMP-7]]
|[[File:Explorer-47 IMP-I.jpg|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 47
|IMP-H
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|[[Explorer 50|IMP-8]]
|[[File:IMP_8.gif|frameless|180x180px]]
|Explorer 50
|IMP-J
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