Editing 1958 in science (section)

==Astronomy and space exploration==
* January 4 – [[Sputnik 1]] falls to Earth from its orbit and burns up (launched on October 4, 1957).
* January 31 – The first successful American [[satellite]], [[Explorer I]], is launched into orbit.
* February 5 – A backup for [[Vanguard TV3]] fails to reach orbit.
* February 11 – The strongest known [[solar maximum]] is recorded.<ref>As of 2012. {{cite web|url=https://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10mar_stormwarning.htm?list862664|title=Solar Storm Warning|work=Science@NASA|date=2006-03-10|accessdate=2012-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513053551/http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10mar_stormwarning.htm?list862664|archive-date=2009-05-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* March 5 – [[Explorer 2]] fails to reach orbit.
* March 17 – [[Vanguard 1]] becomes the first of its program to enter space, after three failed attempts.
* March 26 – [[Explorer 3]] is launched into orbit.
* April 14 – [[Sputnik 2]] re-enters Earth's atmosphere.
* July 29 – The [[United States Congress]] formally creates the [[NASA|National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] (NASA).
* September 14 – Two [[Mohr rocket|rockets]] designed by [[Ernst Mohr]] (the first post-war [[Germany|German]] rockets) reach the upper atmosphere.
* December 18 – The United States launches [[SCORE (satellite)|SCORE]], the world's first [[communications satellite]].