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Appendix A: Chronology of Significant Events, 1946–1967
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AppendixA: ChronologyofSignifi cantEvents,1945–1967 10 / 03 / 45 USNavyfi rstassessesfeasibilityofasatellitewithNorth AmericanAviationandtheGuggenheimAeronautical Laboratory 05 / 02 / 46 RANDDivisionofDouglasAircraftCompanycompletes feasibilitystudyofasatellitefortheAirForce 05 / 13 / 46 GeneralEakersendsmemorandumtitled“AProjectileto theMoon”toAssistantSecretaryofDefenseSymington 07 / 26 / 47 NationalSecurityActpasses 01 / 12 / 48 Lt.Gen.H.A.Craig,USAF,declaresasatellitewillsoon becomefi scallyfeasible 01 / 15 / 48 Gen.H.S.VandenbergissuespolicystatementonUSAF interestinspace 01 / 28 / 49 RANDholdsinternalconferencetodiscusstheuseof psychologicalweapons;discussionincludespotentialuse ofsatellites 10 / 04 / 50 RANDpublishesPaulKecskemeti’s“TheSatelliteand RocketVehicle:PoliticalandPsychologicalProblems” 03 / 17 / 51 Gen.C.P.Cabell,USAF,outlinestechnicalrequirements foraUSAF intelligence- gatheringsatellite 04 / 01 / 51 S.M.Greenfi eldandW.W.KelloggofRANDpublish “InquiryintotheFeasibilityofWeatherReconnaissance fromaSatelliteVehicle” 10 / 30 / 53 NSC162 / 2becomesbasicnationalsecuritypolicyforthe UnitedStates 03 / 27 / 54 TechnologyCapabilitiesPanel(TCP)formedtoinvestigate useoftechnologytoavertsurpriseattackfromUSSR 02 / 14 / 55 TCPpublishesitsreport 05 / 20 / 55 NSC5520outlinestheobjectivesoftheUSscientifi c satelliteprogram 134 appendix a 05 / 27 / 55 Eisenhowerendorsesthesatelliteprogramoutlinedin NSC5520 10 / 03 / 56 NSCissuesaprogressreporttoEisenhoweronNSC5520 11 / 09 / 56 CIAadvisorycommitteeinformsEisenhowerthatUSSR couldlaunchasatellitebeforetheUnitedStates 01 / 24 / 57 During310thmeetingoftheNSC,Eisenhowerreceives furtherintelligenceonadvancedstateofUSSRsatellite program 10 / 04 / 57 SovietUnionlaunchesSputnik 11 / 03 / 57 SovietUnionlaunchesSputnikIIwithadogonboard 11 / 08 / 57 USArmydirectedtouseJupiterCtolaunchNavy’sVanguard satellite 11 / 25 / 57 PreparednessInvestigatingSubcommitteeofSenateCommittee onArmedServicesbeginsinvestigatingUSsatellite andmissileprogram 11 / 29 / 57 Gen.ThomasWhite,USAFchiefofstaff,outlinesaerospace concept 12 / 06 / 57 FirstunsuccessfulattemptbytheUnitedStatestolaunch Vanguard 01 / 01 / 58 AlexanderdeSeverskyarticlewrittenforUSAFproclaims “airpowerisspacepower” 01 / 16 / 58 JohnFosterDulles,speakingatUnitedNations,declares UnitedStatesisinterestedinuseofspaceforpeaceful purposes,notwar 01 / 28 / 58 Gen.HomerBousheydeclaresspaceisanaturalextension ofUSAFairoperations 02 / 01 / 58 UnitedStateslaunchesExplorerI 02 / 05 / 58 SecondunsuccessfulattempttolaunchVanguard 02 / 07 / 58 AdvancedResearchProjectsAgency(ARPA)createdinDoD 03 / 17 / 58 UnitedStatessuccessfullylaunchesVanguardI 04 / 02 / 58 EisenhowerproposesestablishmentofNASA 05 / 15 / 58 SovietUnionlaunchesSputnikIII,thefi rstorbitinggeophysical laboratory 07 / 29 / 58 EisenhowerapprovesNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAct of1958,establishingNASA 08 / 18 / 58 NSC5814 / 1establishesUSpolicyonouterspace 10 / 01 / 58 NASAactivated 11 / 12 / 58 Sen.LyndonJohnsoninDallasMorningNews:“peaceis thefi rstandgreatestopportunityspaceaffordsus”;inSan [3.135.198.49] Project MUSE (2024-04-20 03:13 GMT) chronology of significant events 135 AntonioNews:“[the]wholetechnologyofwarfarewillbe dominatedbyspace” 11 / 17 / 58 SenatorJohnson,atrequestofPresidentEisenhower, speaksbeforeUNGeneralAssemblytourgecreationof adhocspacecommittee 12 / 17 / 58 ProjectMercurypubliclyannounced 12 / 18 / 58 UnitedStateslaunchesSCORE,world’sfi rstactivecommunication satellite 02 / 28 / 59 FirstattempttolaunchDiscoverersatellite 04 / 13 / 59 FirstsuccessfullaunchofDiscoverersatellite 08 / 07 / 59 ExplorerVIprovidesfi rsttelevisionpicturefromspace 09 / 12 / 59 SovietUnionachievesfi rstlunarimpact:LunaII 10 / 04 / 59 SovietUnionlaunchesLunaIIIwhichprovidesfi rstphotos ofmoon’sfarside 02 / 26 / 60 UnitedStateslaunchesMidasI 04 / 01 / 60 UnitedStateslaunchesTIROSI,world’sfi rstweather satellite 04 / 13 / 60 UnitedStateslaunchesTransitIB,world’sfi rstnavigation satellite 05 / 01 / 60 U- 2andpilotFrancisGaryPowersshotdownbySoviet Union 05 / 24 / 60 UnitedStateslaunchesMidasII 08 / 10 / 60 Firstsuccessfulpayloadrecoveryfrom...