February 1953

From The Space Library

U.S. National Committee for the IGY established by the National Academy of Sciences.

Rocket test stand capable of testing engines to 400,000 pounds of thrust activated at AF Flight Test Center (AFFTC).

J-57 engine with a thrust of 10,000 pounds placed into production (1941 Whittle turbojet engine had 850 pounds thrust).

American Medical Association authorized American Board of Preventive Medicine to establish aviation medicine as a distinct specialty and to grant certification for those physicians properly qualified.