Jul 31 1958

From The Space Library

Army Redstone No. 50 successfully fired off Johnson Island in the South Pacific as a part of Project Hardtack.

First comprehensive Sputnik data was released by U.S.S.R. to foreign scientists.

S. Rept. 2076, Special Committee on Space and Astronautics, “Construction of Aeronautical and Space Research Facilities by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,” published to accompany S. 4208.

S. 4208, introduced by Senator Johnson of Texas and referred to Special Committee on Space and Astronautics. Reported out July 31 (S. Rept. 2076). Passed the Senate August 1. Passed the House under suspension of the rules August 4. Became Public Law 85–657 on August 14, 1958. Authorized $47,800,000 for NASA.