Oct 21 1958

From The Space Library

Three weeks after NASA officially began operating, prospective contractors were invited to a briefing at NASA headquarters on development of 1½-million-pound-thrust engine.

First launching of two USAF Bomarc missiles within less than 10 seconds of each other at Cape Canaveral ; launches signaled from SAGE at Kingston, N.Y., and both missiles scored successful intercepts against different target aircraft.