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Media:1946-05-03-LARCV4I18.pdf Langley Air Scoop May 03 1946

... ; Courtenay McMillan, Expedition 24 spacewalk flight director; and David Beaver, Expedition 24 spacewalk officer. Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA locations, and should contact their preferred NASA center to confirm ...

H.R. 12049, introduced by Representative Brooks of Louisiana and referred to Science and Astronautics. Reported out May 19 (H. Rept. 1633). Passed the House June 9. Referred to the Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences. No further action taken. Referred to reorganization of NASA.

... the spacecraft enters orbit around Vesta. Dawn's odyssey, which will take it on a 3-billion-mile journey, began on Sept. 27, 2007, with its launch from Cape Canaveral Air ...

... Frederica, Del., designed and fabricated the landing air bag system. The first test, on April 3, validated the architecture and deployment of the parachute system, characterized pyrotechnic shock loads, confirmed parachute ...

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.

Lt. Comdr. Jack Neiman completed 44-hour simulated high altitude flight at between 80,000 and 100,000 feet in pressure chamber at NAS Norfolk.

SPUTNIK III placed into orbit by the U.S.S.R. with a total payload weight of about 7,000 pounds, and called a "flying laboratory."

In level flight over a 10-mile course at Edwards AFB , Calif., Capt. Walter W. Irwin (USAF), flying a F-104A Starfighter, set a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph.

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