William Hayward Pickering
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William Hayward Pickering was an American rocket scientist who designed Explorer I. Technology reverse-engineered from N.B.E.-1 was used in this and other projects that helped the Americans win the space race.
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IDW Transformers movie comics
Portraits of Pickering and other important people who worked with N.B.E.-1's technology adorned the walls of a Sector Seven headquarters in Richmond. Movie Prequel #3

