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First launch of Navy Polaris test vehicle at Cape Canaveral .

Dr. Hugh L. Dryden , Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA , in a speech to the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, stressed the importance of a well-planned and logical space program embracing both civilian and military uses. He stated that the national space program should be under the joint control of the Department of Defense, the National Advisory ...

Thor IRBM successfully fired from Cape Canaveral , flew prescribed course, and impacted in preselected area.

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.

EXPLORER I , first U.S. earth satellite, launched by modified ABMA-JPL Jupiter-C , with US- International Geophysical year IGY scientific experiment of James A. Van Allen , which discovered the radiation belt around the earth. '''Click on the player to see a video clip from this day "Army Explorers in Space".'''
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“Into Frontiers Beyond Earth” Scott Crossfield in pressure suit in Life Magazine

The first meeting of the Canadian Astronautical Society takes place at de Havilland Missile Division in Downsview Ontario. Fourteen people attend and elect Philip A. Lapp as president.

James H. Doolittle, Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA , testified before Senate Committee on Appropriations that "four years ago, about 10 percent of our activities were associated with space; two years ago, about 25 percent ; and in 1959 we will be devoting almost half of our time on missiles, antimissiles, and satellites and other space objectives."

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: ...

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.

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