Nov 17 1959

From The Space Library

Based on September decision that all Department of Defense satellite and space vehicle programs would be assigned to the military service of primary interest, various projects were assigned. Discoverer, Midas, and Samos were transferred from ARPA to the Air Force.

Pending formal transfer of the Saturn project, the Associate Administrator of NASA. requested the Director of Space Flight Development to form a study group with membership from NASA, the Directorate of Defense Research and Engineering, ARPA, ABMA, and the Air Force to prepare recommendations for the development, and selection of upper stage configurations.