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May 30-31: First 1,000-plane raid by RAF Bomber Command on Cologne, Germany.

... McCormack and referred to the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration. Reported out on May 24 (H. Rept. 1770). Passed the House June 2. Passed the Senate, amended, June 16 ... . Senate agreed to conference report July 16. Became Public Law 85–568 on July 29 1958. Created NASA and National Aeronautics and Space Counc11.

... . H. Res. 580, introduced by Representative Albert and referred to Rules. Reported out May 29 (H. Rept. 1837). Passed the House July 21, 1958. Created a standing Committee on Science and Astronautics.

H. Con. Res. 332, introduced by Representative McCormack and referred to Foreign Affairs. Reported out May 23 (H. Rept. 1769). Passed the House under suspension of the rules June 2. Reported out by Senate Foreign Relations June 19 (S. Rept. 1728). Passed the Senate July 23, 1958. Called for the dedication of outer space to peaceful purposes.

May 6-7: Lt. Comdr. M. Ross (USNR) and A. Mikesell (Naval Observatory) used open gondola STRATO-LAB balloon to reach 40,000-feet altitude from Crosby, Minn.; Mikesell becoming the first astronomer to observe stratosphere, and it was first flight in which crew remained in stratosphere in open basket after sunset.

May 14-17: Symposium on "Possible Uses of Earth Satellites for Life Sciences Experiments" held in Washington, D.C., under sponsorship of National Academy of Sciences, National Science Foundation, and American Institute of Biological Science.

... and development. NASA selected these five teams from among a group of proposals received in May 2012. The X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge 2013 teams are: - California State Polytechnic University, Ponoma ... -6. On launch day, the Stargazer will take off and at around 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) will drop the rocket, which will then ignite and carry ...

... 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. It launched on its first mission on May 7, 1992. Wednesday's landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are ... Launch Pad 39A scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday and will remain open until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. '''' '''' ''''

Scientific findings from the two Explorer satellites disclosed an unexpected band of high-intensity radiation extending from 600 miles above earth to possibly an 8,000-mile altitude. The radiation was described by Dr. James A. Van Allen as "1,000 times as intense as could be attributed to cosmic rays." Responsibility for the Project Vanguard portion of the U.S.- International ...

Flying a Lockheed F-101A Star-fighter at Edwards AFB , Calif., Maj. Howard C. Johnson (USAF) set a 91,249-foot world altitude record for ground-launched planes.

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