December 1958

From The Space Library

National booster program developed by NASA and DOD to provide basis for long-range planning.

First vacuum tank for use in ion and plasma electric propulsion research received at NASA Lewis Research Center, three more of which were later put to research, and two large models to be completed by 1962.

“Six Minute Ride into Space” article in Popular Mechanics

“First Man in Space” article in Mechanix Illustrated