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... 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.

... . MJ: Had Kepler been unrecoverable, what were some of the planned scientific targets that we may have missed out on? CS: If the spacecraft were truly unrecoverable, then no further science ... aware of fluctuations in pressure and temperature to prevent flying into unsafe atmospheric conditions that may cause wing icing.” The 31 educators were each given a booklet that included six classroom ... in 2018, will send a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before -- within about 3.9 million miles. The instrument payload must endure heat of about 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit ...

... every 1 degree Fahrenheit of carbon dioxide-induced warming, heavy rainfall will increase globally by 3.9 percent and light rain will increase globally by 1 percent. However, total global rainfall ... people live, Lau said. "Ironically, the regions of heavier rainfall, except for the Asian monsoon, may have the smallest societal impact because they usually occur over the ocean." Lau and colleagues ...

... engine was installed in the ABMA test stand on May 7, first test-fired on May 21, and fired for 80 seconds on May 29. The first long-duration firing - 151.03 seconds ...

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