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Media:1948-03-19 I11V07.pdf Langley Air Scoop Mar 19 1948

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Media:Airscoop1943V2I5.pdf NACA LMAL Bulletin Issue 2 Vol 5 Mar 9 1943

Media:82-03-19.pdf Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)

The Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (later the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA) was established by a rider to the Naval Appropriations Act, ". . . to supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight, with a view of their practical solution." The sum of $5,000 a year was appropriated for 5 years. The total appropriation for naval aeronautics was $1 ...

Congress passed an appropriation bill of $300,000 for Army aeronautics for fiscal year 1916.

First German aerial bombing of Britain, by two Zeppelins, thereby opening up a new era in the exploitation of aeronautics. During World War I, a total of 50 tons of aerial bombs was dropped on London and 214 tons on the rest of Britain.

The Aircraft Board was abolished by Presidential Executive Order.

Space program for the United States proposed by the U.S.- International Geophysical year IGY Satellite Panel.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Quarles announced that three atomic blasts were fired in space ( Project Argus ) in 195S, using modified X-17 rockets.

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