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President Eisenhower gave his approval to the plans for outer space exploration announced by Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy. The Advanced Research Projects Agency ( Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA ) was to undertake several space projects including the launching of certain earth satellites and five space probes as a part of this country's contribution to the International ...

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACA issued a staff study entitled "A National Research Program for Space Technology." Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in a CBS radio address urged the United States "to demonstrate its initiative before the United Nations by inviting all member nations to join in this adventure into outer space together."

"Basic Objectives of a Continuing Program of Scientific Research in Outer Space," a report by the Technical Panel on the Earth Satellite Program of the National Academy of Sciences International Geophysical year IGY Committee, was published. It proposed a program of space research extending beyond the International Geophysical Year.

Proposal for a National Aeronautics and Space Agency drafted by the Bureau of the Budget was submitted to the Congress by the President, and was contained in the following congressional bills : S. 3609, introduced by Senator Johnson of Texas and Senator Bridges and referred to the Special Committee on Space and Astronautics. Reported out June 11 in amended form (S. Rept. 1701). Senate passed H.R ...

Nominations of Dr. T. Keith Glennan and Dr. Hugh L. Dryden were approved by the Senate Special Committee on Space and Astronautics.

NASA requested transfer of Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the space activities of Army Redstone Arsenal to NASA.

First launch of a 3,750,000 cubic-foot plastic balloon at Holloman AFB ; payload was a parachute test vehicle for development of high-Mach parachute systems.

U.S. National Committee for International Geophysical Year IGY completed feasibility study and endorsed earth satellite project in report. Aeromedical Laboratory biological specimens were reflown on two separate plastic balloon flights for a total of 74 hours and 35 hours at an altitude between 82,000 and 97,000 feet, mostly above 90,000 feet, at Holloman AFB . DOD officials announced ...

First liquid-fuel rocket successfully fired in Europe, a methane-liquid oxygen rocket constructed by Johannes Winkler and flown from Gross Kuehnau, Dessau. Germany. It reached an altitude of about 1000 feet. The rocket was two feet long and one foot in diameter.

The first Jupiter A launching, by ABMA at Cape Canaveral , Fla.

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