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First launching of a 10-inch diameter spherical rocket motor with spin stabilization, at National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA Wallops Island.

Second AF Thor-Able reentry test vehicle was launched, traveling 6,009 miles (no nose cone recovery).

Nose cone of Jupiter missile Jupiter missile successfully recovered after intermediate range flight.

Thor-Able reentry test vehicle made another successful 6,000-mile flight ; the nose cone and mouse passenger were not recovered. July 23-31: Feasibility of creating or destroying cloud formations by release of carbon black was established in tests conducted off Florida coast by the Navy Weather Service's Comdr. N. Brango and Dr. Florence Van Straten.

Senate established Standing Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

EXPLORER IV , fourth U.S.- International Geophysical year IGY satellite, successfully launched by Army Jupiter-C . Capt. Ivan C. Kincheloe (USAF) killed when F-104 crashed at Edwards AFB . He had been. scheduled to test-fly the X-15 . July 26-27: Comdrs. M. Ross and L. Lewis (USN) reached maximum altitude of 82,000 feet in STRATO-LAB HIGH III flight from Crosby, Minn., which ...

President Eisenhower requested $125 million to initiate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Successful proof tests subjecting humans to over 20 times the force of gravity were conducted, with National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA 's Maxime Faget conceiving concept of the contour couch on centrifuge at Navy AMAL, Johnsville, Pa. This couch became integral part ...

In an article for the Palm Beach Post Wernher von Braun explains that his interest in rocketry was triggered by the exploits of Max Valier and Fritz von Opel and their rocket cars.

Naval Research Laboratory rocket firings in Danger Island region of the South Pacific from U.S.S. Point Defiance, reached 139, 148, 152, and 150 miles attitude to chart solar spectrum in the ultraviolet and X-ray portion.

''MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-142 NASA SETS NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION CREWS'' HOUSTON --The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:24 a.m. CDT on Friday, July 15. Reporters may ask questions in person from participating NASA centers, including Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kennedy Space Center ...

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