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Navy Consolidated P2Y seaplane made first test flight.

Capt. John H. Towers named Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics with rank of Rear Admiral.

U.S. commercial airlines completed a full year without a fatal accident or serious injury to a passenger or crew member.

USAF B-36 with six reciprocating and four jet engines made first test flight at Fort Worth, Tex.

Third U.S.- International Geophysical year IGY Satellite, EXPLORER II a joint ABMA-JPL project, successfully launched by Army Juno II , yielded valuable data on radiation belt, micrometeorite impacts, and temperature before returning to earth on June 27. President Eisenhower in a brief statement released the President's Science Advisory Committee's report, "Introduction to Outer Space: ...

''CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-014 NASA AWARDS ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES SUPPORT CONTRACT'' WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to Science Systems and Applications, Inc., of Lanham, Md., to provide atmospheric-sciences support services. This is a cost-plus fixed-fee indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ordering value of $103 million. The period of performance, including ...

''RELEASE: 10-277'' ''NASA SEEKS MORE PROPOSALS ON COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT'' WASHINGTON -- NASA has issued an announcement seeking proposals from U. S. industry to further advance commercial crew space transportation concepts and mature the design and development of system elements, such as launch vehicles and spacecraft. Awards will result in funded Space Act Agreements. Multiple awards ...

Max Valier and Walter Riedel successfully use liquid oxygen in their rocket experiments for the first time. This work led to the Valier RAK-7 liquid rocket propelled car three weeks later.

''MEDIA ADVISORY M18-053'' '''NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission''' NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX now is targeting its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 2. Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website Sunday, April 1, with pre-launch events. Packed with ...

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