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The first supersonic flight in manned aircraft in level or climbing flight was made by Capt. Charles B. Yeager (USAF) at Maroc, Calif., in a rocket-powered National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA -USAF research plane, Bell XS-1, later the Bell X-1 X-1 (M=1.06).

Dr. H. J. E. Reid, Engineer-in-Charge of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory (1926-60), received the Medal of Merit from President Truman for wartime contributions to American airpower.

A special meeting of the British Interplanetary Society includes papers given about ''The Interplanetary Project''. Speakers include Arthur Valentine Cleaver A.V. Cleaver , Leslie R. Shepherd , Ralph Andrew Smith R.A. Smith and Arthur Charles Clarke A.C. Clarke . The papers were then published in the January 1948 issue of the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society .

First four-engine jet bomber, the XB-45 built by North American, made first test flight at Muroc, Calif., with George Krebs as pilot. Its engines were arranged in pairs in single nacelles in each wing.

First AAF research balloon launch (a cluster of rubber balloons) at Holloman, by New York University team under contract with Air Material Command.

Lt. A. J. Williams (USN) set new world speed records of 243.8 mph for 100 kilometers, and 243.7 mph for 200 kilometers over a closed circnit, flying a Curtiss R2C-1 Racer in the Pulitzer Trophy Race, at St. Louis, Mo.

Eighth International Astronautical Federation IAF Congress began at Barcelona, Spain.

EXPLORER VI ceased transmissions. USAF launched an Atlas missile Atlas ICBM and a Thor IRBM at their full range from Cape Canaveral .

Clyde J. Fitch 's paper "Interplanetary Communication" delivered on October 3rd to the members of the American Interplanetary Society in New York solicits editorial response from the New York Times.

''Release 15-198'' '''NASA Selects Student Teams for 2016 High-Powered Rocket Launch Challenge''' NASA selected 54 student teams from across the nation to participate in the 2015-2016 NASA Student Launch challenge, to be held April 13-17 near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Student Launch is a research-based, experiential exploration activity, requiring an eight- ...

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