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NAS Anacostia reported on measurements of temperature and humidity at altitudes made by special instruments on aircraft.

First International Air Congress, London, England, 450 delegates from 17 nations attended.

Construction of full-scale propeller research wind tunnel at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory was initiated, which was completed in 1927.

Largest wind tunnel in the world (20-foot throat), the Propeller Research Tunnel, constructed at Langley.

Construction began at White Sands Proving Ground . The Daily Express newspaper reports that 450 German V-2 rocket scientists were being interned at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, and Walter Dornberger was comfortably accomodated in a barracks with telephones, running water and a "blonde secretary to type for him."

North Korea armed forces invaded South Korea.

USAF Arnold Engineering Development Center at Tullahoma, Tenn., dedicated by President Truman, to test and evaluate supersonic aircraft and guided missiles.

Project Orbiter outlined by informal committee of rocket specialists to launch a satellite into a 200-mile orbit with a Redstone missile and a Loki second stage, which became a joint Army-Navy study project after meeting at Redstone Arsenal on August 3. “Fastest Man on Earth” article about John Paul Stapp and rocket sled runs article in Collier’s Magazine

''RELEASE: 12-216 NASA HOSTS FIRST MULTI-CENTER SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT FOR MARS LANDING'' WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting its social media followers to the first-ever multi-center NASA Social on Aug. 3 to preview the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover on Aug. 6 EDT (Aug. 5 PDT). NASA Socials are in-person meetings with people who engage with the agency through Twitter, Facebook, ...

''RELEASE: 10-137'' ''NASA KICKS OFF NEW SUMMER OF INNOVATION INITIATIVE'' WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden kicked off the agency's new Summer of Innovation initiative Thursday while at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calf. The Summer of Innovation program will engage thousands of middle school students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) during ...

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