Nov 2 1955

From The Space Library

First air-launched, multistage, solid-rocket-propelled vehicle flown to a Mach number greater than 3 by NACA Lewis Laboratory. 1955-Continued

The Atomic Energy Commission approved, on the basis of a statement of interest by the Department of Defense, the proposed plans of the Los Alamos Scientific and the Radiation Laboratories of the University of California, for the study and development of nuclear power for rocket propulsion.