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Phase I development contract for Dyna-Soar boost-glide orbital spacecraft awarded by USAF to two teams of contractors beaded by Martin Co. (Bell, American Machine & Foundry, Bendix , Goodyear, and Minneapolis-Honeywell) and the Boeing Co. (Aerojet, General Electric, Ramo-Wooldridge, North American. and Chance Vought ). Pacific Missile Range , Point Mugu, Calif., officially ...

Production Vanguard satellite (SLV-2) failed to orbit due to failure of second stage, but demonstrated structural integrity of tankage which with, stood pressure exceeding design values.

First successful launching by National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA Langley's Aircraft Research Division of a Mach 18 five-stage rocket vehicle at Wallops Island, Va. USAF strategic missile squadron successfully completed first military launch of a Snark intercontinental missile at Cape Canaveral .

EXPLORER III reentered the earth's atmosphere.

The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA reported that 50 percent of its research effort was being devoted to problems associated with missiles and space vehicles.

The DOD announced plane to establish the National Pacific Missile Range (PMR) as part of the Naval Air Missile Test Center at Point Mugu, Calif., the range to be designed for long-range guided missile and ICBM testing.

Second full-powered flight of USAF Atlas missile Atlas ICBM traveled 3,000 miles with radio-inertial guidance.

First successful firing of Nike B , at White Sands Proving Ground WSPG .

An Aerobee-Hi rocket manufactured by Aerojet General Corp. attained an altitude of 163 miles in a launching from White Sands, N. Mex.

The Star of India newspaper reported that on this day British Interplanetary Society member S.H. Smith launch a rocket over the Damodar River in India carrying two live birds and 200 letters.

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