Aug 5 1960
From The Space Library
NASA and the Department of Defense announced the settlement of patent infringement claim by the estate of the late Robert H. Goddard, which had been pending since 1951, for $1 million ($705,000 by USAF, $125,000 by USA, $100,000 by NASA, and $10,000 by USN).
IGY data released indicated that upper atmosphere's density becomes twice as great in December as in June.
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