The US civilian space program, National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) was established. NASA encompassed its predecessor National Advisory Committee on…
Behind three Douglas D-558-IIs is the B-29 launch aircraft. Under its right wing is the world’s first ground-based reaction control…
After several publicly failed attempts, the Naval Research Laboratory’s Vanguard I was launched. Within two and half years, Project Vanguard…
Explorer 1 launched. Orbiter was reinstated by President Dwight Eisenhower after numerous issues with Vanguard. Orbiter, led by the Army…
A north south fence of Minitrack stations became operational. Vanguard’s team established the first worldwide network of tracking stations, with…
Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched into space. It was built and launched by the Union of Soviet Socialist…
The Minitrack System Blossom Point Proving Ground in Maryland would be the hub where all the elements of the network…
The Vanguard Project from the Naval Research Laboratory was selected to be the US submission into the International Geophysical Year…
The International Geophysical Year (IGY) was established by President Dwight Eisenhower as a result of influence from the international science…
The XF-92A, which had a minor landing mishap in 1953, was the concept for the first delta wing fighter in…
